Group Formed To Push E911
BY WIRELESS WEEK STAFF
FEBRUARY 20, 2003
NEWS@2 DIRECT
WASHINGTON - A bi-partisan Congressional group is forming a new coalition,
called the Congressional E911 Caucus, to help get enhanced 911 networks
deployed.
Consisting of members of Congress as well as local E911 officials from around
the country, the Congressional E911 Caucus is 'committed to elevating the
issues of 911 and implementing an agenda to strengthen our country's ability to
better respond and communicate in times of emergencies,' according to a
statement issued by the group.
Founding members of the coalition include Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont.; Sen.
Hillary Clinton, D.-N.Y.; Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif.; and Rep. John Shimkus,
R-Ill., along with John Melcher, president of the National Emergency Number
Association; Thera Bradshaw, president of the Association of Public Safety
Communications; and public safety, fire and law enforcement representatives
from across the country.
'We'll be talking about the need for attention for a number of E911 issues,' says
Steve Seitz, director of legal affairs for NENA. That attention could lead to
Congressional action on a number of E911 issues from homeland defense, rural
service, state funding of E911 programs, and deployment of advancing
emergency technology, he says.
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