The Oklahoma Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association  

   Home
   Why Join NENA
   About us
   Programs & Services
   Committees
   Community Page
   News/Bulletins/Announcements
   Opinion Columns
   Sponsors
   Frequently Asked Questions
   Photo Album
   Legislative
   Operational
   Technical
   Committee Members
   Vendor News
   Wireless
   Training
   How to advertise with Oklanena
   Community Heroes

Next Meeting: January 20, 2006 @ 1:00 pm Location: ACOG Boardroom 21 E. Main Street, Suite 100, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
 
CURRENT NEWS AND NOTES

CHECK OUT THE LATEST IN VENDOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES!           

Congress Provides Funding for ENHANCE 911 Act:  A House-Senate Conference Committee approved the Digital Television and Public Safety Act on 12/19 as part of the Budget Reconciliation conference report. The legislation provides $43.5 million to implement the ENHANCE 911 Act which will come from a spectrum auction to be held no later than January 28, 2008. NENA continues to work with Congress to fully fund the Act in the years preceding the 2008 spectrum auction through the traditional appropriations process. Click here to view the press release.

 

Counties approve Wireless 9-1-1 service fee: On December 13th 2005 24 counties in Oklahoma voted on the 9-1-1 service fee with a 100% of the counties passing the service fee.  Click here for more information.

 

     COMMUNITY PAGE                      

 

Two-Thirds of U.S. Population Has
Wireless E9-1-1 (12/22)
More than two-thirds of the nation’s population now resides in areas where wireless 9-1-1 includes delivery of a caller’s call-back number and location to the appropriate public safety answering point (PSAP), according to data from the National Emergency Number Association. While this landmark percentage was reached in recent weeks, large areas of the country – 57.3 percent of counties – still are not yet providing wireless enhanced 9-1-1 services. “The 9-1-1 community and wireless industry can be proud of reaching this benchmark,” stated NENA President David Jones. ”However, much work still needs to be done to provide this life-saving service in the significantly high number of counties, predominately rural, where it is still not available.