TiPS Today in Public Safety with Fletch

By fletch911

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TiPS Today in Public Safety with Fletch episodes:

June 26, 2021 AUDIO BLOG: NG911 Creeping Down from the Great White North
Similar to the role of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US. Their Emergency Services Working Group (ESWG). This group, which is composed of Telecommunication Service Providers, Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs and ECCs), as well as 9-1-1 Industry specialists, works to address issues relating to 9-1-1 services, as well as the technical and operational implementation of these services, including NG911.
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9min
June 19, 2021 AUDIO BLOG: Video 911 - Is It a Reality?
There is no denying that COVID-19 has dramatically changed the way we live, work, and communicate. As businesses were forced into lockdown, the pandemic caused a massive surge in remote-enabled unified communications. Fortunately, to maintain some sense of business survivability, workers at nearly every level were forced into daily video communications sessions.While this trend had emerged slightly in previous years, primarily in a customer support model, the evolution of personal communications and the availability of high-powered, camera-enabled mobile devices flourished. The pandemic triggered a shift in private communications that gradually added pictures, then animations, video snippets, and finally full-motion live streaming video.
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5min
June 19, 2021 AUDIO BLOG: Video 911 - Is It a Reality?
There is no denying that COVID-19 has dramatically changed the way we live, work, and communicate. As businesses were forced into lockdown, the pandemic caused a massive surge in remote-enabled unified communications. Fortunately, to maintain some sense of business survivability, workers at nearly every level were forced into daily video communications sessions.

While this trend had emerged slightly in previous years, primarily in a customer support model, the evolution of personal communications and the availability of high-powered, camera-enabled mobile devices flourished. The pandemic triggered a shift in private communications that gradually added pictures, then animations, video snippets, and finally full-motion live streaming video.
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5min
June 13, 2021 AUDIO BLOG: Cellular Altitude Part 2
In my blog last week, I reported on the FCC initiative requiring carriers to provide what is called the Z-axis on cellular calls to 911. For those of you who don't know, the z-axis reports altitude. Knowing this elevation, calculating the floor that a person is on in a multi-story building is possible and delivered to first responders. This blog sparked many questions, with several people wondering why this has been such a problem? Let me ex[lain . . .
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8min
June 13, 2021 AUDIO BLOG: Cellular Altitude Part 2
In my blog last week, I reported on the FCC initiative requiring carriers to provide what is called the Z-axis on cellular calls to 911. For those of you who don't know, the z-axis reports altitude. Knowing this elevation, calculating the floor that a person is on in a multi-story building is possible and delivered to first responders. This blog sparked many questions, with several people wondering why this has been such a problem? Let me ex[lain . . .
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8min
June 08, 2021 AUDIO BLOG: Cellular Location – The Holy Grail of 911
prompting 9-1-1 call takers to question "How high are you?" Under the leadership of acting chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, the Federal Communications Commission recently flexed its federal muscle reasserting the wireless location accuracy rules established in 2015. The Commission settled on a new effective date of April 3, 2022, and the network certifications due June 2, 2022. As a penalty for missing this year's deadlines, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon committed to paying a fine of $100,000.00 each.
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9min
June 08, 2021 AUDIO BLOG: Cellular Location – The Holy Grail of 911
prompting 9-1-1 call takers to question

"How high are you?"

Under the leadership of acting chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, the Federal Communications Commission recently flexed its federal muscle reasserting the wireless location accuracy rules established in 2015. The Commission settled on a new effective date of April 3, 2022, and the network certifications due June 2, 2022. As a penalty for missing this year's deadlines, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon committed to paying a fine of $100,000.00 each.
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9min
May 16, 2021 AUDIO BLOG: Being Prepared Means Being Aware
The level of awareness that our nation's ECCs will have access to is about to get much better. According to Bureau Chief Lisa Fowlkes of the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, new policies and procedures will be in place soon that will provide that agency better access to information about network outages as well as the incidents that cause them.
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7min
May 16, 2021 AUDIO BLOG: Being Prepared Means Being Aware
The level of awareness that our nation's ECCs will have access to is about to get much better. According to Bureau Chief Lisa Fowlkes of the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, new policies and procedures will be in place soon that will provide that agency better access to information about network outages as well as the incidents that cause them.
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7min
May 01, 2021 AUDIO BLOG: 988 Can You Help Me Now??
Here is an AUDIO Version of my latest BLOG. 988 has been adopted as the new National Lifeline for Suicide Prevention. Carriers are activating it in the PSTN networks, and MLTS administrators can be proactive by enabling this 3-digit code in their systems TODAY, forwarding calls to 1-800-273-8255 (TALK).
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8min

FAQs about TiPS Today in Public Safety with Fletch:

How many episodes does TiPS Today in Public Safety with Fletch have?

The podcast currently has 405 episodes available.