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The Monitoring Association (TMA) is the trade association that represents companies who install, service, and monitor security systems for commercial, government, and residential markets, in addition to manufacturers and industry service providers

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TMA Announces 2026 Excellence and Marvel Award Winners

See which professionals and companies took home this year’s Excellence Awards and Marvel Award presented at a Virtual Awards Ceremony on May 12th!

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Go Social with TMA! Follow Us to Stay In The Know

Stay up to date on the latest TMA news and connect with professionals across the industry to follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X. Looking forward to seeing you!

Public Safety Orgs Sign Letter Opposing NextNav Petition

The IACP, IAFC, NSA, and APCO address concerns over NextNav’s proposed PNT solution and its potential negative affect it would have existing operations.

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Committee Begins Development of New ANSI Video Standard

The Monitoring Center Video Procedural Standard (TMA-AMS-01) will define normalized and repeatable procedures for video alarm monitoring center services.

TMA Programs

The ASAP Service

Save time and improve accuracy of emergency signals with the ASAP Service

ASAP is designed to increase the efficiency and reliability of signals from monitoring centers to ECCs.

Five Diamond

Give your business a unique advantage in today’s competitive market

The Five Diamond designation is granted annually to monitoring centers that demonstrate TMA’s five points of excellence.

FirstNet

Apply for FirstNet services today for your alarm communications

FirstNet is the nationwide public-safety wireless broadband network platform, built and deployed through a first‐of‐its‐kind public‐private partnership.

IQ

Build a positive revenue stream and drive-up customer satisfaction

The IQ Program is the only quality control program for installations, monitoring, maintenance and service of electronic safety systems.

That’s over 19% of the U.S. population that is protected under the ASAP service.

Announcing the 2026 TMA Excellence & Monitoring Technology Marvel Award Winners

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We’re thrilled to celebrate the incredible companies and individuals…

TMA CEO Presents on Standards, ASAP, and Emerging Trends at UL Security Council Meeting

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TMA CEO Whitney A. Doll recently presented at the UL Security…

NAPCO Security Technologies Announces Four New Regional Sales Manager Appointments

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NAPCO Security Technologies is pleased to announce the appointment…

Celebrating Our Volunteers During Volunteer Month

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we’re proud to recognize…
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