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Emergency communications : enhancing the safety network / Nicol�as Cohen, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Congressional policies, practices and procedures seriesPublisher: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2010]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781613245422
  • 1613245424
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Emergency communicationsDDC classification:
  • 384.5 22
LOC classification:
  • HV551.3
Online resources:
Contents:
PREFACE ; EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE 110TH CONGRESS ; SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION: POLICY AND TECHNOLOGICAL CONVERGENCE ; FIRST RESPONDERS AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ; The Homeland Security Act of 2002 and Actions by the Department ; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act ; The Deficit Reduction Act ; Further Actions Regarding the Deficit Reduction Act: Spectrum Assignment for Public Safety ; Further Actions Regarding the Deficit Reduction Act: Memorandum of Understanding for Communications Grants and Subsequent Modifications.
The Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 9/11 Commission Recommendations ; Actions in the 110th Congress ; National Emergency Communications Plan ; Proposed Legislation ; End Notes ; AN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SAFETY NET: INTEGRATING 911 AND OTHER SERVICES ; SUMMARY ; 911: LEGISLATION AND REGULATION ; Initial Regulation ; FCC Study: The Hatfield Report ; Hatfield Report Up-Date ; THE ENHANCE 911 ACT ; Leadership ; ISSUES REGARDING 911 IMPLEMENTATION ; Problems with Compliance in Rural Areas ; Location Accuracy ; Coverage of Customer Base ; Improving Location Information.
Location Information at the PSAP Level 911 Funding by States ; Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) ; Static vs. Nomadic VoIP ; Citizen-Activated Emergency Calls ; The Next Generation of Emergency Communications ; CONGRESS AND THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SAFETY NET ; Funding ; Funding for 911 in Rural Areas ; NET 911 Improvement Act ; Other Legislation Related to Call Centers ; End Notes ; EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS: THE FUTURE OF 911 ; SUMMARY ; NEXT GENERATION 911 ; Congressional Policy for NG9-1-1 ; SUMMARY OF 911 LEGISLATION AND POLICY.
The 911 Act and Federal Communications Commission Regulations FCC Study: The Hatfield Report ; The ENHANCE 911 Act of 2004 ; The NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008 ; BUILDING POLICY AND CREATING THE BASE FOR CHANGE ; Equality of Service and Access to 911 ; Mechanisms to Improve Funding for PSAPs and Monitor Collections and Disbursements ; Federal Leadership in Improving 911 Capabilities ; Transition to IP-Enabled 911 Systems ; EFFECTING CHANGE ; New Technologies ; NG9-1-1: Department of Transportation Programs ; NG9-1-1:. Goals and Features ; Pilot Program ; Next Step.
Investment in Infrastructure Devices ; Local Networks ; Call Centers ; Interfaces with First Responders ; Investment in NG9-1-1 ; Federal Grants ; The Potential Role of the Department of Homeland Security ; National Emergency Communications Plan ; Congress and the Emergency Communications Safety Net ; Benefits of Re-Authorizing the E-911 Implementation Coordination Office ; Primary Policy Goal ; Supporting Policy Goal: Organization ; Supporting Policy Goal: Infrastructure ; APPENDIX A. 911 LEGISLATION AND POLICY ; Equality of Service and Access to 911 ; Equality of Access Devices.
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PREFACE ; EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE 110TH CONGRESS ; SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION: POLICY AND TECHNOLOGICAL CONVERGENCE ; FIRST RESPONDERS AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ; The Homeland Security Act of 2002 and Actions by the Department ; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act ; The Deficit Reduction Act ; Further Actions Regarding the Deficit Reduction Act: Spectrum Assignment for Public Safety ; Further Actions Regarding the Deficit Reduction Act: Memorandum of Understanding for Communications Grants and Subsequent Modifications.

The Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 9/11 Commission Recommendations ; Actions in the 110th Congress ; National Emergency Communications Plan ; Proposed Legislation ; End Notes ; AN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SAFETY NET: INTEGRATING 911 AND OTHER SERVICES ; SUMMARY ; 911: LEGISLATION AND REGULATION ; Initial Regulation ; FCC Study: The Hatfield Report ; Hatfield Report Up-Date ; THE ENHANCE 911 ACT ; Leadership ; ISSUES REGARDING 911 IMPLEMENTATION ; Problems with Compliance in Rural Areas ; Location Accuracy ; Coverage of Customer Base ; Improving Location Information.

Location Information at the PSAP Level 911 Funding by States ; Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) ; Static vs. Nomadic VoIP ; Citizen-Activated Emergency Calls ; The Next Generation of Emergency Communications ; CONGRESS AND THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SAFETY NET ; Funding ; Funding for 911 in Rural Areas ; NET 911 Improvement Act ; Other Legislation Related to Call Centers ; End Notes ; EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS: THE FUTURE OF 911 ; SUMMARY ; NEXT GENERATION 911 ; Congressional Policy for NG9-1-1 ; SUMMARY OF 911 LEGISLATION AND POLICY.

The 911 Act and Federal Communications Commission Regulations FCC Study: The Hatfield Report ; The ENHANCE 911 Act of 2004 ; The NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008 ; BUILDING POLICY AND CREATING THE BASE FOR CHANGE ; Equality of Service and Access to 911 ; Mechanisms to Improve Funding for PSAPs and Monitor Collections and Disbursements ; Federal Leadership in Improving 911 Capabilities ; Transition to IP-Enabled 911 Systems ; EFFECTING CHANGE ; New Technologies ; NG9-1-1: Department of Transportation Programs ; NG9-1-1:. Goals and Features ; Pilot Program ; Next Step.

Investment in Infrastructure Devices ; Local Networks ; Call Centers ; Interfaces with First Responders ; Investment in NG9-1-1 ; Federal Grants ; The Potential Role of the Department of Homeland Security ; National Emergency Communications Plan ; Congress and the Emergency Communications Safety Net ; Benefits of Re-Authorizing the E-911 Implementation Coordination Office ; Primary Policy Goal ; Supporting Policy Goal: Organization ; Supporting Policy Goal: Infrastructure ; APPENDIX A. 911 LEGISLATION AND POLICY ; Equality of Service and Access to 911 ; Equality of Access Devices.

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