TeleCommunication Systems Supports Congressional E9-1-1 Caucus Legislation to Fund and Improve 9-1-1 Systems
'Next Generation 9-1-1 Preservation Act of 2010' to Reauthorize Key Grants and Programs to Ensure Technology Upgrades
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) today announced support for the recent introduction of the Next Generation 9-1-1 Preservation Act of 2010 by Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MI), and Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), co-chairs of the Congressional E9-1-1 Caucus. This legislation will reauthorize a five-year federal grant program that assists the nation's more than 6,000 9-1-1 centers and programs with funding necessary to upgrade call center technology. To learn more about this legislation, visit: http://www.e911institute.org/pressRoom/prreauthorization31210.html.
According to the Federal Communications Commission, some states have a history of diverting 9-1-1 funds to support other programs, and the Next Generation 9-1-1 Preservation Act of 2010 deters this activity by denying future federal grants to those states. In addition, this legislation introduces improvements to assist the national E9-1-1 Implementation Coordination Office in achieving its mission of helping states upgrade technology and coordinate services among call centers.
