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IAFC MEMBER ALERT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: IAFC Government Relations Department

703/273-0911 • _www.iafc.org_ (http://www.iafc.org/)

NPSTC Seeks Public Recommendations on

NCC Common Nomenclature Standard

The IAFC is pleased to provide the following information on submitting

recommendations for the NCC common nomenclature standard. Note: January 15,

2007,

is the deadline to submit recommendations for consideration at the February

forum.

Fairfax, Va., Dec. 29, 2006... The National Public Safety Telecommunications

Council (NPSTC) is requesting alternate recommendations on the common

interoperability channel nomenclature scheme developed by the FCC’s Public

Safety

National Coordinating Committee (NCC). NPSTC is providing the public safety

community the opportunity to submit alternate recommendations to update the NCC

recommended channel-naming scheme and will host a Public Forum on Standard

Channel Naming Nomenclature for Public Safety Voice Interoperability Channels

in Orlando, Fla., on February 5.

NPSTC believes the lack of a common nomenclature and immediate communications

capability is a significant impediment to public safety’s ability to respond

to multi-agency incidents and that a common nomenclature will make a

tangible difference in public safety interoperability. NPSTC recognizes there

is

some confusion and dissent on the proposed NCC common nomenclature and

encourages open discussion and alternate recommendations from public safety

entities

to develop understanding and a national consensus.

Visit _www.npstc.org_ (http://www.npstc.org/) for complete details on how to

submit recommendations. You may participate online, in person or via

teleconference. Submissions must be made on the template provided on the NPSTC

website. The deadline for submissions to be considered at this forum is January

15. Final review of these comments will take place at the NPSTC Common

Nomenclature Meeting.

Please visit NPSTC’s Meeting Page at _www.npstc.org/meetings.jsp_

(http://www.npstc.org/meetings.jsp) for more information on the location and

times of

this meeting and the quarterly governing board meeting. The NPSTC governing

board will conduct its quarterly meetings on February 6 and 7. All meetings are

open to the public.

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