Last week FCC statements made at APCO on NG911 were all over the press. Was it all hype? Or is NG911 really here? Mark J. Fletcher, ENP expresses his view on where the industry is now, and where it's going in this weeks E911 Talk Podcast.

Mark J. Fletcher, ENP talks to Trey Forgety from NENA at the APCO International COnventionin Philadelphia PA about a news service NENA is offering to the public called SmartBrief. This free service will be launching in mid-September with sign-up information available at http://nena.org

Avaya Public Safety Solutions PLM, Mark J. Fletcher, ENP, discusses the value of joining the IAUG, member benefis and discounts, and announces a free, special IAUG member only webinar, Wednesday August 3rd.

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This week, Mark J. Fletcher, ENP discusses the liability a company places on itself and the legal ramification involved if E911 is blocked.

E911 Legal Expert Martha Buyer (http://MarthaBuyer.com) joins Fletch from her trek through the high peaks of Colorado to add some legal insight on the matter.

Avaya Product Manager for Public Safety Solutions, mark J. Fletcher, ENP discusses the benefits of provisioning the additional emergency numbers your users may dial if they are in another country. Also in building emergencies such as Code calls in a hospital are discussed.

Avaya Public Safety Solution PLM , Mark J. Fletcher, ENP, provides a view of PC3 or "Persistent Contextual Collaborative Conferencing" that can revolutionize how Public Safety can provide and manage multi-media content from the public to any PSAP on the ESI Network, and the make that data available to anyone inthe Avaya Chain if Care, regardless of who the person is, where they are located, as well as other information.

As technology moves forward, legacy technology goes away. So when does the PSTN as we know it become extinct? The FCC Technical Advisory Committee, Critical Legact Transition Working Group says the PSTN will be gone by . . . . . .

Mark J. Fletcher, ENP, Product Manager for Public Safety Solutions at Avaya, Now that NG911 has been offiially announced, Fletch discusses the transition to NG911 networks in the enterprise.

Mark J. Fletcher, ENP, Product Manager for E911 at Avaya, Talks about Avaya at the NENA 2011 National Show, and introduces "AVAYA. The Power of We"(TM) and the alignment of this new vision with NG911 standards and ideas.

BONUS PODCAST

Another in the Westcon.com Public Sector Series of podcasts. Join us as Mark Fletcher, Product Manager for E911 at Avaya, boradens your understanding of Contextual Collaborative Conferncing and how it's changing the nature of 911 call centers and the services that can be offered to citizens.