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APCO HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL BROADBAND PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK IN HEARING TESTIMONY TODAY
September 16, 2008, Washington,
DC - The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International reaffirmed their support for a public safety broadband network that meets the needs of first responders during mission-critical incidents today in a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security.
“Again, APCO International strongly supports the formation of a national, interoperable, broadband public safety communications network,” APCO International President Elect Richard Mirgon said in his testimony. “We firmly believe that the most viable means of creating such a system is through a network-sharing agreement between a national public safety broadband licensee for the 700 MHz public safety broadband spectrum and the winner of the adjacent D Block of commercial spectrum. Absent extraordinary and unprecedented federal grants, no other available approach can provide the funding for a nationwide public safety broadband network.”
In addition, APCO International highlighted the importance of and their commitment to a partnership among all of the interested parties to create a national public safety broadband network.
“APCO International remains committed to working with all the interested parties to make sure that the construction, maintenance, and management of such a national broadband network in the 700-MHz spectrum meets the needs of public safety today and into the distant future,” Mirgon said.
Visit http://apcointl.org/new/government/documents/Richard_Mirgon091608_Final.pdf to view the full testimony.
About APCO International
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is the world’s oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications. APCO International serves the professional needs of its 15,000 members worldwide by creating a platform for setting professional standards, addressing professional issues and providing education, products and services for people who manage, operate, maintain and supply the communications systems used by police, fire and emergency medical dispatch agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit
www.apcointl.org.
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