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County approves $78,000 supplemental for radio encryption upgrades after ECA warning

5071564 · June 25, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a $78,000 supplemental appropriation to help the communications authority pay for required radio encryption upgrades; ECA said current encryption has been compromised and a broader, costlier upgrade may be necessary.

The Elbert County Board of Commissioners approved a $78,000 supplemental appropriation to help the Elbert County Communications Authority (ECA) pay for required radio encryption updates for county radios.

Jim White, chair of the Elbert County Communications Authority, told the board that "the encryption method that we're currently using in all of our law enforcement and fire radios has been…

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