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- APCO Partners with TETRA Critical Communications Association to Support Mission Critical Standards for LTE-Based Technology
- APCO Announces Featured Speakers at Upcoming Second Annual Public Safety Broadband Summit & Expo
- 14 People Receive 2012 APCO International Public Safety Leadership Awards
- Dubai Civil Aviation Authority Endorses 2012 APCO Global Congress
- Dubai Air Navigation Services Supports 2012 APCO Global Congress as Strategic Partner
- Communities Nationally Thank Local 9-1-1 Workers
- Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services Returns as APCO Global Congress Strategic Partner
- APCO SEEKS COMMENTS ON DRAFT CORE COMPETENCIES AND MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING COORDINATOR
- 2012 APCO Global Congress Session to Compare P25 and TETRA
- APCO Webinar Now Available for Viewing
- P33 Training Certification Available Online
- APCO SEEKS COMMENTS ON DRAFT CORE COMPETENCIES AND MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR
- APCO Holds “Flash Day” on March 1st
- Nedaa Corporation Returns as APCO Global Congress Strategic Partner
- APCO INTERNATIONAL RECEIVES MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION PUBLIC SAFETY GRANT
- APCO CONGRATULATES COMMISSIONER COPPS
- RUN FOR 9-1-1 5K RUN/WALK DEBUTS IN JANUARY
- SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL PUBLIC SAFETY EVENT ANNOUNCES 2ND ANNUAL EVENT
- APCO APPEALS TO SUPER COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER D BLOCK ALLOCATION
- Computer Assisted Pre-Coordination and Database System (CAPRAD), 700/800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs), and National Regional Planning Council (NRPC)
- APCO INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ROUNDTABLES BACK IN 2012
- BREWSTER AMBULANCE SERVICE IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- APCO INTERNATIONAL APPOINTS DEREK POARCH AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- APCO INTERNATIONAL UNVEILS 2011 HOT PRODUCTS
- CREATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK TO LEAD TO 100,000 NEW JOBS
- APCO 2011 CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE INCREASES BY 11% IN PHILADELPHIA
- PSA URGES CONGRESS TO HEED 9/11 COMMISSION CO-CHAIRS', FIRST HOMELAND SECRETARY RIDGE'S, AND ALL OF AMERICA'S PUBLIC SAFETY & FIRST RESPONDERS' CALL FOR IMMEDIATE ALLOCATION OF D BLOCK
- EARTHQUAKE UNDERSCORES NEED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK
- PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
- FCC CHAIRMAN ADDRESSES APCO CONFERENCE ATTENDEES
- APCO'S PROCHRT TASKFORCE RELEASES 2ND EDITION REPORT
- APCO'S AWARDS CONTRACT TO ATDI, INC.
- APCO INTERNATIONAL UNVEILS NEW BRAND AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE
- EXISTING PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARD RECEIVES NEW NAME
- APCO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD AVAILABLE IN SPANISH LANGUAGE
- APCO INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES 2011 P33 TRAINING PROGRAM CERTIFICATIONS
- APCO INTERNATIONAL RELEASES 5TH EDITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING OFFICER COURSE
- APCO INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT BILL CARROW APPLAUDES FCC FOR ACTION ON AUTOMATIC LOCATION ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS FOR 9-1-1 CALLS
- PUBLIC SAFETY ASSOCIATION IMPROVES TRADESHOW; DRAWS TOP COMPANIES TO EXHIBIT
- HOUSTON’S NEW ALARM RESPONSE PROGRAM PROJECTS ANNUAL SAVINGS OF $1-2 MILLION
- 19 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED AT INAUGURAL APCO GLOBAL CONGRESS
- PUBLIC SAFETY URGES SENATORS TO DELIVER BIPARTISAN D-BLOCK BILL
- EAGLES LEGEND TO SPEAK ABOUT ACHIEVING DREAMS IN PHILADELPHIA
- AMERICA'S FIRST RESPONDER, MISSION CRITICAL BROADBAND NETWORK FACES POTENTIAL HOUSE COMMITTEE RESISTANCE, DELAYS
- 9-1-1 INDUSTRY ALLIANCE TO HOST NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON 9-1-1 OVERLOAD
- PROFESSIONALS VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS IN PUBLIC SAFETY INDUSTRY
- APCO REBRANDS MEDS SOFTWARE AS 9-1-1 ADVISER
- APCO INTERNATIONAL RECOGNIZES SEVEN RECIPIENTS FOR THE 2011 PUBLIC-SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AWARD PROGRAM
- DELEGATES FROM NINE COUNTRIES TO ATTEND APCO GLOBAL CONGRESS
- APCO INTERNATIONAL HOSTS FIRST-EVER PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND SUMMIT AND EXPO DURING POLICE WEEK
- APCO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMENDS FCC FOR TAKING STEPS TO SAFEGUARD OUR NATION’S CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
- MAJOR GENERAL RASHID AL MATROOSHI OF DUBAI CIVIL DEFENCE TO OPEN APCO GLOBAL CONGRESS
- APCO INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY LEADERSHIP AWARDS
- APCO INTERNATIONAL SELECTS 2011 HORIZON AWARD WINNERS
- LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE STRENGTHENS WOMEN'S INVOLVEMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY INDUSTRY
- PRESIDENT OBAMA’S VISIT TO GROUND ZERO UNDERSCORES NEED FOR FIRST RESPONDER NETWORK
- APCO INTERNATIONAL THANKS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GEORGE RICE FOR FIVE YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP
- APCO'S 2ND TECHNOLOGY ROUNDTABLE ADDRESSED SECURITY, SURVIVABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY
- APCO GLOBAL ALLIANCE ADOPTS LTE AS WORLDWIDE STANDARD
- APCO INTERNATIONAL HOSTS NEW BROADBAND SUMMIT
- PUBLIC SAFETY ALLIANCE STATEMENT N KEAN/HAMILTON ENDORSEMENT
- HEARINGS SHOW "CONTINUED CONGRESSIONAL MOMENTUM" IN SUPPORT OF D BLOCK REALLOCATION
- PUBLIC SAFETY TO TESTIFY AT U.S. HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE HEARING ON WEDNESDAY
- A CHANCE TO SAY THANKS!
- APCO INTERNATIONAL PROJECT 33 TRAINING STANDARD MODEL FOR ARKANSAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING
- APCO INTERNATIONAL TO HONOR ADVOCATES OF PUBLIC SAFETY
- HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL WOMEN’S PUBLIC SAFETY CONFERENCE RECONVENES IN FLORIDA
- APCO INTERNATIONAL FEATURED ON DR. OZ 9-1-1 SEGMENT
- NEW STUDY VERIFIES PUBLIC SAFETY'S BROADBAND PLAN
- PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICIALS TO DESCEND ON PHILADELPHIA IN AUGUST
- APCO'S INAUGURAL TECHNOLOGY ROUNDTABLE STEERED BY PARTICIPANTS
- APCO INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES ONLINE APPLICATION PROGRAM FOR PROJECT 33 TRAINING CERTIFICATION
- APCO LAUDS CHAIRMAN ROCKEFELLER'S TOP PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
- ALLIANCE SUPPORTS PRESIDENT'S $10 BILLION INTEROPERABLE PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND INITIATIVE
- PUBLIC SAFETY ALLIANCE RECEIVES WARM, BIPARTISAN RECEPTION
- APCO RELEASES ANSI APPROVED MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS
- APCO INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF BROADBAND COMMITTEE
- APCO PRAISES SENATOR ROCKEFELLER ON WIRELESS BROADBAND
- APCO INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT BILL CARROW APPLAUDS FCC'S ADOPTION OF LTE
- APCO APPLAUDS PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S COMMUNICATIONS
- APCO INTERNATIONAL RECEIVES GRANT FROM MOTOROLA FOUNDATION
- APCO APPLAUDS CHAIRMAN GENACHOWSKI’S PLAN TO MODERNIZE NATION’S 9-1-1 SYSTEM
- PUBLIC SAFETY ALLIANCE DENOUNCES 4G COALITION'S EFFORT TO RE-BRAND ITSELF AS PUBLIC SAFETY
- APCO ANNOUNCES FIRST CALEA PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS ACCREDITATION MANAGER TRAINING COURSE
- APCO INTERNATIONAL INTRODUCES TECHNOLOGY ROUNDTABLE EVENT
- APCO SUPPORTS FCC ACTION TO SHAPE A NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE FOR NG 9-1-1 AND PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS OF SERVICE
- FCC RELEASES ADDITIONAL VACATED SPECTRUM - AFC ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOVEMBER 18
- APCO AND IJIS INSTITUTE TO CO-MANAGE A NEW INFORMATION SHARING PROJECT
- APCO APPLAUDS FCC EXPLORATION OF CONTRABAND CELL PHONES IN PRISON
- APCO APPLAUDS FCC WIRELESS ACCURACY ACTION
- POLICY MAKERS COMMITTED TO D-BLOCK ALLOCATION AND FUNDING
- D-BLOCK DISCUSSIONS SUMMARIZED IN PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW
- ONSTAR SIGNS ON AS FOUNDING PLATINUM SPONSOR OF APCO WORLD CONGRESS
- MORE JOIN THE CALL FOR SWIFT PASSAGE OF S.3756 TO ALLOCATE D-BLOCK TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND FUND BROADBAND NETWORK
- APCO SEEKS COMMENTS ON PROPOSED STANDARD FOR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING COORDINATORS
- PUBLIC SAFETY AGAIN RECOGNIZES ROCKEFELLER'S LEADERSHIP
- IRIDIUM MAKES THIRD DONATION TO APCO INTERNATIONAL SILENT KEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
- ANSI APPROVES SERVICE CAPABILITY CRITERIA RATING SCALE
- APCO TO HOST WORLD CONGRESS IN DUBAI IN 2011
- ANSI APPROVES MISSING CHILD EMERGENCY RESPONSE STANDARD
- APCO COMMENDS HARMAN’S LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE PUBLIC SAFETY
- APCO APPLAUDS LIEBERMAN AND MCCAIN
- APCO APPLAUDS SENATOR ROCKEFELLER FOR HIS SUPPORT OF D BLOCK FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
- PUBLIC SAFETY ALLIANCE APPLAUDS ROCKEFELLER
- PUBLIC SAFETY TAKES TO THE HILL
- CLARKSVILLE MONTGOMERY COUNTY E911 CENTER IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- NIAGARA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- PUBLIC SAFETY EFFECTIVELY COUNTERS FCC D-BLOCK CLAIMS
- APOLLO 13 COMMANDER HEADS APCO’S 76TH CONFERENCE IN HOUSTON
- SUPPORT GROWS DRAMATICALLY FOR 20-MHZ NATIONWIDE INTEROPERABLE PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK
- ANSI APPROVES CHANNEL NAMING STANDARD
- PUBLIC SAFETY ALLIANCE DISCUSSES HEARING
- PUBLIC SAFETY ALLIANCE GAINS SUPPORT
- APCO SEEKS COMMENTS ON UPDATE TO MISSING CHILD RESPONSE STANDARD
- APCO ANNOUNCES HORIZON AWARD WINNERS
- APCO APPLAUDS THE RELEASE OF IECGP FUNDS, RENEWS CALL FOR FULL FUNDING TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND
- APCO APPLAUDS FCC ACTION ON PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND WAIVERS
- APCO APPLAUDS INTRODUCTION OF BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO ALLOCATE THE D BLOCK TO PUBLIC SAFETY
- WOMEN GATHER TO DISCUSS LEADERSHIP IN MALE-DOMINATED INDUSTRY
- APCO RELEASES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION 9-1-1 GUIDECARD
- PUBLIC SAFETY CONSENSUS GROUP AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS OUTLINE EFFORT TO BUILD NATIONAL WIRELESS BROADBAND NETWORK
- LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY TO RECOGNIZE PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS
- APCO CALLS ON FCC TO REQUIRE COORDINATED SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
- HAS AMERICA LEARNED NOTHING FROM HURRICANE KATRINA, 9/11, COLUMBINE AND THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING?
- SANTA MONICA FIRE DISPATCH COMMUNICATIONS CENTER IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- APCO CELEBRATES SENATE PASSAGE OF BILL TO EXTEND VITAL PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING
- APCO ANNOUNCES INTENT TO DEVELOP STANDARDS FOR BUILD OUT OF 700 MHZ BROADBAND NETWORK
- APCO APPLAUDS ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR D-BLOCK COMMENTS
- APCO-TRAINED COMMUNICATIONS CENTER OPENS IN MIDDLE EAST
- APCO APPLAUDS SENATORS ROCKEFELLER AND HUTCHISON FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP TO EXTEND VITAL PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING
- HURON TOWNSHIP POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- CORE COMPETENCIES FOR MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS APPROVED BY ANSI
- APCO ANNOUNCES NEW TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION INITIATIVE
- APCO LEADERSHIP HOSTS TOWN HALL ON 700-MHZ BROADBAND
- APCO AND IJIS INSTITUTE PRESENT DATA INTEROPERABILITY PAPERS
- APCO EVENTS HIGHLIGHT STAFFING AND RETENTION ISSUES
- APCO ELEVATES 9-1-1 CALL TAKERS AND DISPATCHERS
- APCO HOSTS 75TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPO IN LAS VEGAS
- ARLINGTON COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- APCO CONGRATULATES GENACHOWSKI AND MCDOWELL
- APCO RESPONDS TO NENA BROADBAND NETWORK POSITION
- ANSI APPROVES APCO/NENA STANDARD FOR TERT DEPLOYMENT
- CALHOUN COUNTY 9-1-1 DISTRICT IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- APCO & NENA ENDORSE LTE AS TECHNOLOGY STANDARD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONWIDE BROADBAND NETWORK
- APCO ANNOUNCES 2009 P33 CERTIFICATIONS AND RECERTIFICATION
- APCO ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL HORIZON AWARD WINNERS
- APCO PROMOTES PREPAREDNESS AT START OF HURRICANE SEASON
- APCO ANNOUNCES 2009 PUBLIC-SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AWARD WINNERS
- IRIDIUM LAUNCHES THIRD ANNUAL "TEST YOUR SATELLITE PHONE" WEEK TO ENCOURAGE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PREPAREDNESS
- APCO TO HOST SECOND MEETING OF PUBLIC SAFETY ASSOCIATIONS IN FOLLOW UP TO MAJOR CITIES CHIEFS FORUM
- APCO SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF PSIC GRANT PROGRAM
- BOONE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY/E9-1-1 IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- APCO-AFC TO PROVIDE FREQUENCY COORDINATION FOR PTI
- APCO LAUNCHES STUDY TO ASSESS HUMAN RESOURCES IN PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS
- 9-1-1 MISUSE AND WIRELESS LOCATION ACCURACY ADDRESSED IN NEW PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN
- NEW EVENT FOCUSES ON WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS
- APCO BRINGS PUBLIC SAFETY TO THE MIDDLE EAST
- APCO ANNOUNCES 2009 LEADERSHIP IN POLICY AWARD WINNERS TO BE HONORED APRIL 7
- TELECOMMUNICATOR TURN-OVER RATE REACHES 19 PERCENT
- APCO AFC SELECTED TO MANAGE CAPRAD
- APCO PRAISES FCC'S APPOINTMENT OF FURTH
- ANSI APPROVES ALARM MONITORING COMPANY TO PSAP DATA EXCHANGE STANDARD
- APCO REAPPOINTED TO NTIA SPECTRUM COMMITTEE
- APCO INSTITUTE LAUNCHES EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH ONLINE
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- SAGINAW CHIPPEWA TRIBAL POLICE IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- BRADLEY COUNTY (TN) 911 IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- ANSI APPROVED APCO AND NENA STANDARD PSAP-SERVICE CAPABILITY CRITERIA RATING SCALE
- APCO SEEKS COMMENTS ON ALARM MONITORING COMPANY TO PSAP DATA EXCHANGE DRAFT STANDARD
- FCC RELEASED VACATED SPECTRUM SEARCH ENGINE - AFC ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOVEMBER 7
- APCO RELEASES MISSING CHILD RESPONSE GUIDECARDS
- APCO PARTICIPATES IN VETERAN CAREER TRAINING
- TEXAS TERT ACTIVATION FOR IKE A SUCCESS
- APCO HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL BROADBAND PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK IN HEARING TESTIMONY TODAY
- NEW JERSEY APPROVED APCO INSTITUTE PST1 COURSE
- IRIDIUM MAKES DONATION TO APCO SILENT KEY SCHOLARSHIP
- APCO AND NENA APPLAUD FCC FOR VOIP E9-1-1 ACTION
- APCO RELEASES ANSI APPROVED WIRELESS 9-1-1 DEPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVE PRACTICES
- APCO APPLAUDS ADMINISTRATION FOR SIGNING OF VOIP 9-1-1 BILL
- APCO STRESSES FUNDING AS KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF THE NECP
- APCO APPLAUDS CONGRESS FOR PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN VOIP 9-1-1 BILL
- APCO ANNOUNCES 2008 PSAP AWARD WINNERS
- APCO ANNOUNCES 2008 COMMUNICATIONS CENTER DIRECTOR PSAP AWARD WINNER
- APCO ANNOUNCES 2008 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIST PSAP AWARD WINNER
- APCO ANNOUNCES 2008 LINE SUPERVISOR PSAP AWARD WINNER
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- APCO ANNOUNCES 2008 TELECOMMUNICATOR PSAP AWARD WINNER
- APCO ANNOUNCES 2008 TRAINER PSAP AWARD WINNER
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- APCO WINS ASAE'S 2008 ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE AMERICA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE April 21, 2008, Washington, DC - The Association of Public-Saf
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