The individuals behind the consoles represent the best of us, and in times like these it is important to take the time to acknowledge and celebrate the lifesaving work of the heroes under the headset. NPSTW reminds us to appreciate our friends and colleagues. So, on behalf of the Executive Committee and the entire Board of Directors, I say thank you! Thank you to every telecommunicator. You have accepted the challenge to serve your communities with diligence, dedication and courageous resilience. Your work and contribution to our communities does not go unnoticed!
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Registration is now open for APCO 2023! Register before July 14 for the early bird rate. We can't wait to see you in Nashville, August 6-9.

On March 31, APCO joined several organizations in a joint letter asking FCC leadership to take specific actions to prevent interference to public safety and critical infrastructure users of 6 GHz spectrum. The letter is the result of a good faith attempt to consolidate these users’ concerns (which have been raised repeatedly without a response from the FCC) and provide the FCC with a reasonable path forward for protecting public safety while permitting spectrum sharing with unlicensed Wi-Fi devices.

Separately, April 5, APCO filed comments in opposition to a request to expand unlicensed device access to 6 GHz. The unlicensed proponents continue to press for even more relaxed rules despite significant concerns of interference, and APCO opposed this request as being unjustified.

Get more information on APCO’s multi-year effort to protect public safety use of the 6 GHz spectrum band.

Coming up in the APCO Virtual Classroom

• May 2: Cybersecurity Fundamentals for the ECC (8 CDEs)
• May 9-12: Fire Service Communications, 3rd Edition (32 CDEs)
• May 23-26: Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD), 5th Edition (32 CDEs)
• June 6: Crisis Negotiations, 2nd Edition (8 CDEs)  
• June 12-16: Public Safety Telecommunicator 1, 7th Edition (40 CDEs)

 Online Courses Starting Soon

• Bullying and Negativity in the Communications Center, 2nd Edition (4/19 - 5/9) 8 CDEs
• Communications Center Supervisor, 5th Edition (4/26 - 5/30) 24 CDEs
• Communications Training Officer, 6th Edition (4/19 - 5/23) 24 CDEs
• Fundamentals of Tactical Dispatch (4/26 - 5/16) 16 CDEs

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