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FCC Adopts Report and Order Facilitating Transition to Next Generation 911

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On July 18, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Report and Order at its July 2024 Open Commission Meeting intended to facilitate a nationwide transition to Next Generation 911 (NG911) emergency...more

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FCC Adopts Rules to Facilitate Next Generation 911 Services

On July 18, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Report and Order (Order) to facilitate the transition from a traditional circuit-switched 911 system to an Internet Protocol (IP)-based system. An...more

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[Event] Police Tech Conference & Expo - April 30th - May 1st, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Hosted by CI, the Police Tech Conference & Expo returns for another exciting year with curated programming that will allow you to experience the captivating convergence of Canada’s senior law enforcement officers and the...more

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Broad Street Brief: 911 Dispatch Challenges, Parker’s Winning Campaign Team

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City Council Passes New Zoning Overlay to Restrict Height Limits in North Philadelphia- On Thursday, City Council President Darrell Clarke moved to restrict building height limits in Brewerytown and Sharswood. One of...more

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Data Breach 911: Five Immediate Steps to Take

For many, responding to an incident feels chaotic — questions swirling, uncertainties piling up, and no clear direction. Even when prepared with a well-rehearsed incident response plan, a data security incident places a...more

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Broad Street Brief: Mayor Kenney’s Veto; GVP Summit

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Mayor Kenney To Veto Ban on Supervised Injection Sites- Mayor Jim Kenney plans to veto legislation that would prohibit supervised injection sites in most of the city, saying the bill is “troublingly anti-science and...more

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[Event] Canadian Congress on Real Time Crime Center Operations & Tech Integrations - October 4th - 5th, Mississauga, Ontario,...

Join Canadian Institute at the Canadian Congress on Real-Time Crime Center Operations & Tech Integration to understand the fundamentals of an effective real-time crime center! Network with law enforcement professionals to...more

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The State AG Report – 7.6.2023

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Radio, Someone Still Loves You - •FTC Endorsement Guides...more

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Minnesota AG To Google Chief: “911 Emergency!”

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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison wrote a letter to Alphabet, Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai urging him to address a software update to Google’s Android mobile operating system that has resulted in a surge of unintentional 911 calls within...more

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Cozen Cities - March 10, 2023

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CHICAGO — United Center Concessions Workers in One-Day Walkout- Concessions workers at the United Center staged a one-day walkout Sunday that affected food and beverage service during the afternoon’s Chicago Bulls game....more

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Multi-Line Phone Systems (MLPS) - Are you set up for safety?

Have you heard about Kari’s Law and RAY BAUM’S Act? Effective for all multi-line telephone systems (MLTS) since January 6, 2022, these two laws imposed new requirements for 911 functionality. Kari’s Law requires multi-line...more

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New Federal Emergency Calling Requirements Take Effect For Enterprise Telephone Systems and Interconnected VoIP Services

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On January 6, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) location requirements go into effect for fixed multi-line telephone systems (MLTS) and interconnected VoIP services, which now include outbound-only VoIP...more

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FCC Announces Compliance Dates for New E911 Rules Applicable to Multi-Line Telephone Systems and VoIP Providers

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On December 3, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announced compliance dates for the new E911 requirements for multi-line telephone systems (MLTS) adopted in the FCC’s 2019 Report and Order...more

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Wireless Roundup (November 2020)

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Upcoming Filing and Comment Deadlines - FCC Seeks Input on WRC-23 Advisory Committee Draft Recommendations: Comments are due November 2 on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Public Notice, which...more

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Deadline Approaching for Next Phase of E911 Rules for Hotels and Offices

Jan. 6, 2021, is the deadline to begin automatically sending location information along with 911 calls made from fixed phone lines in hotels, apartment complexes, offices or other businesses locations. ...more

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Oregon Tax Court, in Ooma, Inc. v. DOR, Rules that VoIP Provider with No Physical Presence Is Subject to E911 Tax for Pre-Wayfair...

In Ooma, Inc. v. Department of Revenue, TC 5331 (March 2, 2020), the Oregon Tax Court ruled that Ooma, Inc., a provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) services, could be subject to the Oregon E911 tax, despite the...more

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Businesses Need to Comply with New 911 Law or Face Risks

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The deadline to comply with Kari’s Law was February 16, 2020. Here’s an overview of what employers, businesses, and the hospitality industry need to know. What Caused this Change? Signed into law last year, Kari’s Law is...more

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Kari’s Law Compliance Obligations Begin February 16, 2020

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Kari’s Law, signed into law on February 16, 2018, requires organizations that use multi-line telephone systems (MLTS) to provide callers with the ability to dial 911 directly from any telephone in the system. MLTS are often...more

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Updated Requirements for Multi-Line Business Phones

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Typically used in offices, hotels, hospitals, etc., to provide multiple phone lines within one building, multi-line telephone systems (“MLTS”) are the subject of two new federal laws: (1) Kari’s Law and (2) the Ray Baum Act. ...more

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OOR Explains Duty to Provide 911 Records

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In Serfass v. Northampton County, AP 2019-1664 (Nov. 7, 2019), the Requester sought 911 call records.  The County denied the Request, arguing that the responsive records were exempt Section 708(b)(18) of the RTKL, which...more

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New Environmental and Telecommunications Laws

Telecommunications - AB 1699 Telecommunications: mobile Internet service providers: first response agencies: emergencies - Fire officials experienced a significant data transmission slowdown of their mobile emergency...more

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Reminder: New Federal 911 Law Goes Into Effect in February

Kari’s Law Sets New Requirements for Multi-Line Telephone Systems - “Kari’s Law” imposes 911 direct dialing requirements on multi-line telephone systems, and those requirements are going into effect in February. Most...more

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New 911 Calling Requirements for Enterprise Phone Systems: Are You Ready?

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On August 2, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a Report and Order on 911 calling capability requirements that affect virtually anyone in the enterprise calling platform ecosystem,...more

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E-911: New Proposed Federal Regulations Would Require Workplace Telephone Systems be Direct Dialing

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The FCC has proposed new rules that would require employers to have compliant phones systems for 911 direct dialing....more

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Reminder: FCC Annual 911 Reliability Certification Due October 15, 2019

Please be reminded of the upcoming due date for the FCC filing requirement listed below: Annual 911 Reliability Certification - Providers of 911, E911, or NG911 capabilities in the United States must file an annual...more

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