Yesterday the Federal Communications Commission adopted an order staying – or suspending – provisions of its rules for the 4.9 GHz spectrum band that would permit licensing of the spectrum for commercial purposes. This action is responsive to requests from the public safety community and warnings that the recent changes to the 4.9 GHz rules would cause problems for emergency communications.
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Earn CDEs and advance your emergency communications knowledge. Register for an upcoming course:

• June 2: Customer Service in Today’s Public Safety Communications (8 CDEs) and Disaster Operations and the Communications Center (8 CDEs)
• June 9: Law Enforcement Communications (32 CDEs) and Fundamentals of Tactical Dispatch (16 CDEs)

June 15 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET

Free for members and worth 1 CDE

As an ECC professional, you do much more than take 9-1-1 calls and dispatch first responders in the field. You collect and share vital information from an incident. You connect information provided by the public with the response activities happening in the field. And that information is coming at you from more places than ever, as your systems are upgraded to integrate new NG9-1-1 features. As the front-line responders, you play a pivotal role in helping all responders update their tactics to catch up with the technology.

In this webinar, you’ll learn about apps in the FirstNet^® App Catalog that can help make your critical connections more effective and efficient. You’ll hear how those apps go through a thorough evaluation and why they’re trusted.

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Sponsored by FirstNet, Built with AT&T

APCO seeks workgroup members to participate in the creation of an ANSI National Standard (ANS) that will establish criteria for minimum operational support requirements for a remote work situation for public safety telecommunicators (PSTs), administrative staff of an emergency communications center (ECC) and 3-1-1 operators (where appropriate). If you are interested in participating, complete the online application by June 28.
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Earning CDEs yearly is a requirement for recertification of APCO certifications for core disciplines. Ensure you stay on track and up-to-date with your recertification requirements by logging in to your training record at Training Central to check your discipline requirements and view what you need to recertify.

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