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Hartford's emergency telecommunications director says new radio system is live, plans more dispatcher hires and a workstation overhaul
Summary
Director Cavallo told the committee that the city's new radio and microwave network are operational in simulcast, with police cutover targeted for May 19 and fire in June; he also described software upgrades, a state subsidy increase and plans to hire and train more dispatchers.
Director Cavallo (Department of Emergency Services and Telecommunications) told the Management, Budget, and Government Accountability Committee that the city's new radio system and microwave network are operational and currently simulcasting with the old system. "The radio system is, it's up and operational right now," Cavallo said, and added that police radios were being programmed for a cutover targeted for May 19, with a fire cutover expected in June.
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