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House subcommittee opens hearing on Next Generation 9-1-1, wireless alert upgrades
Summary
A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing opened with the chair outlining legislation including the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act to create an NTIA grant program, a national NG9-1-1 cybersecurity center, and bills to improve Wireless Emergency Alerts and outage reporting.
A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee convened to consider bipartisan bills aimed at upgrading public safety communications, the chair said at the start of the hearing. The chair described the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act, co-introduced with Representative Carter of Louisiana, as central to the package.
"This legislation would establish a grant program at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration or NTIA for next generation 9 11 technology," the chair said, adding that the bill would "also establish a nationwide next generation 9 1 1 cybersecurity center and a next generation 9 1 1 advisory…
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