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APCO COMMENDS HARMAN’S LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE PUBLIC SAFETY
July 29, 2010, Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today applauded Congresswoman Jane Harman (D – Venice), chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment and a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, for her introduction of legislation to enhance public safety mobile communications devices. The Next Generation Public Safety Device Act of 2010 will create an incentive for companies to enter the public safety market by authorizing a $70 million grant competition to develop and build prototype mission critical voice- and data-capable handsets and vehicle-portable devices for the 700-MHz spectrum.
"APCO International thanks Harman for recognizing the technology needs of our public safety communications professionals and taking one of our priority issues to improve the public safety technology market and making it one of her own," APCO International President Richard Mirgon said. About APCO International
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International, Inc. is the world's oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications. APCO 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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