WA governor signs new 911 dispatch funding law, Spokane and SREC leaders to discuss future systems

Spokane to enter mediation as regional 911 network nears split

(The Center Square) - After years of back-and-forth, the city of Spokane is preparing to split from Spokane Regional Emergency Communications, the county’s 911 dispatch network, but the fight isn’t

WA governor signs new 911 dispatch funding law, Spokane and SREC leaders to discuss future systems

The new law will change funding for emergency dispatch to be based on call volume rather than population.

NENA Urges Continuing Support for TDM

The National Emergency Number Association urged that the FCC require carriers to continue to support time-division multiplexing (TDM) as they move to IP-based services. NENA said the transition is "occurring unevenly." NENA "wants to ensure that all calls to 9-1-1...