House Communications Subcommittee Examines Nation’s 911 Networks

The House Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a hearing entitled, “Realizing Nationwide Next-Generation 911.” A fun time was had by all.

The voice, text, video and data capabilities of today’s smartphones have redefined the way we communicate and live our lives and our first responders will soon have the robust broadband communications capabilities of FirstNet. But the nation’s 911 network – which ties the public to our first responders – may not be keeping pace with these technologies. The Subcommittee examined where the nation currently stands in modernizing our 911 services with these next generation technologies and avenues to move this critical component to public safety forward.