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2010

November 17: East Texas Council of Governments Selects RCC Consultants to Conduct HSEEP-Compliant Tabletop and Full-Scale NECP Exercises

RCC Consultants will design, conduct and evaluate tabletop and full-scale exercises for the East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) to validate National Emergency Communications Plan Goal 2. The goal requires that jurisdictions demonstrate response-level emergency communications within an hour of an incident involving multiple jurisdictions and agencies. More than 100 agencies from 14 counties will participate in the exercises. Read more.

 

October 28: RCC's Terry Wright and Charles Bryson Are Featured Speakers at Virginia APCO/NENA/SIEC Conference Nov. 4-5

RCC's Terry Wright and Charles Bryson will present on important industry topics at the Virginia APCO/NENA/SIEC Conference Nov. 4-5 in Roanoke, Va. Mr. Wright will present "NG9-1-1 Services and Staff" at 9:30 a.m. on November 4 in Crystal Ballroom C/D. Mr. Bryson will speak on "Issues with Public Safety Broadband Deployment" at 9 a.m. on November 5 in Crystal Ballroom D/E. Learn more about these presentations and the event.

 

October 22: RCC's Consultants Speak at National Capital Area/Region 20 Interoperability Forum

RCC's Dominick Arcuri, Charley Bryson and Joseph Nasser spoke at the National Capital Area/Region 20 Interoperability Forum Oct. 17-18. The event, hosted by Prince George's County, MD, targeted first responders and public safety emergency communications professionals from Maryland, Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia. RCC's engineers and consultants shared the latest information about P25, nationwide interoperability and Next Generation 9-1-1. Contact us to learn more about these key topics.

 

October 12: Visit RCC at New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference November 16-18

RCC will be exhibiting at the 2010 New Jersey League of Municipalities 95th Annual Conference in Atlantic City November 16-18. Please stop by and visit us at Booth #2019. Register for the Conference.

 

October 8: See RCC at APCO/NENA Conferences in Virginia, Florida and Canada in November

RCC is proud to exhibit at these important industry conferences in November. Please stop by our booth and visit!

 

September 1: Visit RCC's Booth at the Kentucky Emergency Services Conference September 8-10

RCC will be exhibiting at the 2010 Kentucky Emergency Services Conference in Louisville September 8-10. Please stop by and visit us at Booth #37. Register for the Conference.

 

August 15: See RCC at Texas NENA August 30-September 1

RCC will be exhibiting at the 2010 Texas-NENA/CSEC Annual Conference and Awards August 30 to September 1. Please stop by and visit our booth. Register for the Conference.

 

July 12: Stop By RCC's Booth at APCO 2010 August 1-3

RCC is excited to exhibit at the APCO International Annual Conference August 1-3 in Houston. APCO 2010 is one of the public safety communications industry’s largest events, and provides educational opportunities as well as an exhibit hall full of relevant products and services. RCC will be in Booth #1809 - please stop by and visit us. Register for APCO 2010.

 

June 23: Thinking of Consolidating Your PSAPs? RCC's Marc Bono Discusses the Value of Consolidations in 9-1-1 Magazine

RCC Consultants' Marc Bono, ENP, PMP, takes a look at the value and expense of PSAP consolidation in a feature article in 9-1-1 Magazine. Read the article.

 

May 26: Visit RCC at NENA 2010 June 7-8

RCC will be exhibiting at the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) 2010 conference in Indianapolis June 7-8. Please stop by and visit us at Booth #920. Register for NENA 2010.

 

April 6: See RCC at the Upcoming New Jersey NENA, Texas APCO and Navigator 2010 Conferences

RCC is proud to exhibit at these important industry conferences in April. Please stop by our booth and visit!

 

March 20: Massachusetts Awards Next Generation 9-1-1 Contract to RCC

The State of Massachusetts awarded RCC Consultants the state's Next Generation 9-1-1 Consulting contract. RCC is charged with the planning and requirements analysis for a statewide NG9-1-1 system. Learn more.

 

March 1: Visit RCC at IWCE March 10-12

RCC will be exhibiting at IWCE 2010 in Las Vegas March 10-12. Please stop by and visit us at Booth #8083. Register for the Expo.

 

February 22: RCC Exhibiting at UTC Region 3 Meeting
RCC will be on-hand at the UTC Region 3 Spring Meeting in Orange Beach, Alabama. Please visit our booth during the Vendor Exhibition on March 3 from 4:30-8 p.m. Learn more about the meeting.

 

February 17: St. Louis County Approves Contract With RCC

The St. Louis County, MO Council voted to OK a $2.2 million contract with RCC to handle project management, consulting and engineering services in connection with the county's move to a new communication system for all emergency and law-enforcement agencies. Read more.


January 20: RCC Partners in TA Metrics Petition to FCC
RCC Consultants, New Jersey Transit Corporation, the City of Philadelphia and Montgomery County, MD, filed a joint petition with the FCC on January 20 regarding the TA Metrics compiled by the Transition Administrator. We invite you to offer support for the Petition by means of your own filing with your insight, views and experience on the issues raised in the Petition or by means of a general letter of support in the form available here. In November, RCC published a white paper and presentation about this important topic. More...


January 13: Fresno Police Department and CalSIEC Central Planning Area Select RCC to Lead Regional Interoperability PMO
RCC is helping advance interoperability in the Central Planning Area in accordance with the Department of Homeland Security SAFECOM Interoperability Continuum, the National Emergency Communications Plan and the California Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan. The initiatives are funded by the Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) Grant Program and the Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (IECGP). More...

 

January 11: Newport News Awards Next Generation 9-1-1 Contract to RCC
RCC will provide public safety consulting services to the City of Newport News, Virginia, to assist the City in selecting and implementing a Next Generation 9-1-1 system. More...

 

2009

December 7: Prince George's County, MD Launches New 700 MHz Interoperable Radio System, Designed by RCC

 

November 20: Important Update on Concerns Regarding TA Metrics. More...


November 17: RCC released The Long-festering Problem of the "TA Metrics": The Charles County, MD Case and the Future of FRA Negotiations. Download a copy of the white paper and a presentation from the white paper.

 

November 12: RCC will exhibit at the 2009 New Jersey League of Municipalities 94th Annual Conference Nov. 17-20 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Please visit us at booth #2003. More...

 

October 8: RCC will present “Frequency Allocation: Narrowbanding, Rebanding, Broadband” at the 2009 Virginia APCO/NENA/Interoperability Conference on October 28. RCC will also have a booth in the Exposition Hall. More...

 

October 1: RCC will exhibit at the 2009 Canadian APCO Annual Conference Oct. 5-6 in Regina, Saskatchewan. Please visit us at booth #61.

 

September 29: RCC’s Norm Coltri will present “Narrowbanding Through the Remaining Narrow Window of Time” at the 2009 Pennsylvania Interoperability Conference on September 30 at 4:15 p.m. More...

 

August 30: RCC’s Weins Appointed to NFPA Technical Committee. More...

 

August 5: RCC to Exhibit and Present at APCO International's 75th Annual Conference. More...

 

August 3: Motorola and the UTC are working together to investigate using the European trunked radio standard TETRA in the United States. RCC is the only U.S. consulting firm that is a signatory to the TETRA MoU, and we've designed large-scale TETRA communications systems. Contact us for more information.

 

August 3: On June 10, APCO, NENA and NPSTC endorsed Long Term Evolution (LTE) as the technology standard for the development of a nationwide interoperable broadband network for first responders. View the presentation RCC's Mike Hunter gave to NPSTC on the 4G standard.

 

July 28: The National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) recently recognized RCC's Willie Gathright for his hard work and dedication to creating national tower safety standards.

 

2008

July 18: 911 call-testing tool available for PSAPs. Government Computer News. More...

 

July 16: Wireless 9-1-1- Location Accuracy Testing Tool Designed to Help PSAPs Validate Wireless Caller Location Accuracy. Digital Communities. More...

 

2006

July 6: RCC Chosen to Assist Capital Region Emergency Services Telecommunications, Inc. (CREST) Evaluate Wide Area Trunked Radio System. More...

 

June 23: RCC Awarded Contract to Assist State of Maryland Develop Statewide Wireless Interoperability Requirement and Proof of Concept. More...

 

June 22: RCC Chosen by State of Michigan to Assist in 800 MHz Reconfiguration. More...

 

February 1: Rebanding Problems Out in the Open. Urgent Communications. More...


January 15: Swap of airwaves encounters snags. USAToday. More...

 

2005

June 15: RCC Awarded Contract To Develop Interim Interoperability Strategy For The State of Arizona. More...

 

March 18: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract by Prince Georges County, Maryland to assist in the implementation of a new countywide 800 MHz trunked radio system. More...

 

March 15: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract by Forsyth County, North Carolina to assist in conducting a facilities study of six (6) new public safety radio system tower sites. More...

 

February 22: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract by Brown County, Wisconsin to assist in developing short-term recommendations and long-term solutions to interoperability among public safety agencies operating in the County. More...

 

February 14: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract by Hanover County, Virginia to assist in the replacement of their aging countywide 800 MHz EDACS radio system. More...

 

January 31: Statement of Mayor Alex Knopp on Norwalk's Public Safety Initiative to Improve Emergency Radio System. Norwalkct.org. More...

 

2004

December 14: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract by the Peoria County, IL Emergency Telephone Services Board to assist in the evaluation of vendor proposals for a new 800 MHz voice and data radio system. More...

 

December 13: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract by Portage County, OH to recommend improvements to public safety and public service voice radio systems used in the County. More...

 

October 23: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract by Prince George County Virginia to assist with the implementation of a new countywide UHF voice radio system. More...

 

October 21: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract by the State of Ohio to provide a statewide interoperability plan. More...

 

July 1: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract by the South Texas Development Council to provide a regional interoperability plan for the South Texas State Planning Region. More..

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June 22: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract to provide public safety consulting services to the City of Terre Haute, IN for an evaluation of the City's police and fire radio communications system. More...

 

June 21: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract by the Genesee County 9-1-1 Consortium to provide technical assistance in replacing legacy computer aided dispatch (CAD) and mobile data systems. More...

 

June 17: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract by the Township of Long Hill, New Jersey to perform an audit and assessment of emergency communications systems. More...

 

June 8: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract by the City of Largo, Florida to provide technical assistance in replacing legacy computer aided dispatch (CAD) and records management (RMS) systems. More...

 

May 25: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract to assist in upgrading Mauritius Police Force Land Mobile Radio System. More...

 

2003

May 13: RCC Consultants Inc. announced today that its ComSiteDesign wireless network engineering software has been selected the winner of United Telecom Council's (UTC) Telecom 2003 Best Telecom Service Award. More...