Entries by Bryan Ginn

Vivint SmartHome is TMA 2017 Monitoring Center of the Year

Dynamark, Safe, and CRC Honored with Personnel Awards TMA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Monitoring Center Excellence Awards: Monitoring Center of the Year: Vivint SmartHome Monitoring Center Operator of the Year: Craig Pierce, Safe Systems Monitoring Center Manager of the Year: Keith Godsey, Dynamark Monitoring Center Support Person of the Year: […]

Marc Mineau  (1954-2017)

TMA is saddened to learn of the passing in May of our friend Marc Mineau, a passionate entrepreneur who worked for many years in the security field in Canada and the United States. He served as a board member of TMA (then CSAA), national president of CANASA, and president of SIA, and was the intellectual […]

FCC Adopts NPRM, NOI, and Request for Comment on Copper Retirement, Section 214 Discontinuance and State Law Preemption

The FCC has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Notice of Inquiry (NOI), and Request for Comment outlining proposed changes to current rules regarding copper retirement and the discontinuance of telecommunications service and seeking comment on the preemption of state laws governing the maintenance or retirement of copper facilities “to accelerate the deployment of […]

2017 Public Sector Award: NY State’s Merklinger

Rochester/Monroe County, NY’s John Merklinger is Recipient of 2017 TMA Public Sector Award VIENNA, VA (May 22, 2017) – John M. Merklinger, Director of the Rochester/Monroe County 911 Center and 311 Call Center, is the recipient of The Monitoring Association’s 2017 Public Sector Award. This special honor is given by TMA in recognition of a […]

Rochester/Monroe County, NY’s John Merklinger is Recipient of 2017 TMA Public Sector Award

John M. Merklinger, Director of the Rochester/Monroe County 911 Center and 311 Call Center, is the recipient of The Monitoring Association’s 2017 Public Sector Award. This special honor is given by TMA in recognition of a public sector individual’s contribution to the alarm industry. He will be presented with the award at the 2017 Electronic Security […]

TMA Bylaws Proposed Amendments Announced

Over the past two years, TMA has been undergoing a comprehensive review of our bylaws. There are two Articles scheduled for review and vote at the General Membership Meeting at ESX in Nashville on June 13. TMA voting members received by email official notification of the intended bylaw changes today, which is required to be […]

TMA Government Relations Update

The TMA Government Relations Committee has reviewed 50 legislative bills to date in 2017. During these reviews Chair Rick Sheets has collaborated with ESA Government Relations and TMA members to gain insight on the effect these bills have on our industry. Here are some bills the GR Committee felt had major impacts. AL HB 426 (Previously […]