or manage 911 centers or are otherwise responsible for the radio communication networks used by police, fire, and ems agencies. host: can all of those people communicate with one another? can they communicate with each other on a secure network? jeff: historically, they have not been able to do that fully. one solution that has been fantastic and is being implemented as we speak is first net. it was groundbreaking legislation that prior to my time joining apco, i was on capitol hill at that time helping to craft that legislation. apco was a leader among the public safety associations that got together to lobby for this important legislation. the best part about it and the goal stemming from the days of 9/11 was to achieve interoperability on a nationwide scale. it is a broadband focused data network. people tended to address the current problems with radios today. there has been some progress there. what once you try to fix interoperability after-the-fact, it is really hard t
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