Subject: [NEXTEL-1] APCO, NENA express support for E911 proposals

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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:41:57 -0400

APCO, NENA express support for E911 proposals

IWCE/MRT, Apr 8 2004
The Association of Public-Safety
Communications Officials (APCO) this
week launched a “call to action” for its
members to support passage of S1250,
which calls for as much as $500 million
annually in matching grants to pay for
upgrades to the 911 systems
administered by state and local
governments.

“The time for action on this bill is way
overdue,” APCO International President
Vincent Stile said in a prepared
statement. The bill, which also would
penalize entities that divert E911 funds
for other purposes, has not been
scheduled for a vote on the Senate floor.

Separately, the National Emergency
Number Association has issued an
open letter and position paper in
support of a “blueprint” for the
advancement of Internet-based service
offerings for 911.

“A common vision, migratory path, and
public policy framework is needed to
know not only what is possible in [voice
over IP] and 9-1-1, but equally what is
improbable, and even unacceptable to
all parties as we go forward in this
critical endeavor” said Roger Hixson,
NENA’s technical issues director, in a
prepared statement.

NENA has adopted the following core
principles for Internet Protocol Services
and Applications for 911: · Establish a
National E911 VoIP Policy · Encourage
Vendor and Technology Neutral
Solutions and Innovation · Retain
Consumer Service Quality Expectations ·
Support Dynamic, Flexible, Open
Architecture System Design Process for
911 · Develop Policies for 911
Compatible with the Commercial
Environment for IP Communications ·
Promote a Fully Funded 911 System

http://iwce-mrt.com/ar/radio_apco_nena_express/index.htm

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