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News Brief for Georgia: HB 59 will be effective July 1, 2013, and will require alarm companies to use two-call verification when calling in an alarm activation. Read the text of the bill: GA HB 59 CALL VERIFICATION074 Thanks to Marl L. McCracken, False Alarm Administrator, City of Albany, Georgia for bringing this legislation to our attention.

DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press President Barack Obama announces his nominees for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Tom Wheeler, right, and Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA) Director Rep. Melvin Watt, D.C., Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in the State Dining of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday tapped a veteran Democratic congressman to lead...

Laura Phillips and Patrick McFadden The Federal Communications Commission has launched a proceeding to examine possible new requirements on carriers’ networks in the wake of widespread problems reported regarding the availability of E-911 communications in the event of a major disaster such as the June 2012 “derecho” storm, which severely disrupted 911 systems and communications in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. A...

Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band FIFTH REPORT AND ORDER Adopted: April 1, 2013 Released: April 1, 2013 By the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau On June 8, 2012, the United States and Mexico signed an agreement modifying the international allocation of 800 MHz spectrum in the U.S.-Mexico border region (Amended Protocol),1 which enables the U.S. to proceed with...

FCC Chair Julius Genachowski Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced today that he  will be stepping down from his post in the coming weeks. Nominated by President Obama and  confirmed by the Senate in 2009, Genachowski has led the FCC during a time of rapid growth  and transformative change in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications sector, particularly  around broadband –...