Atlanta, Georgia (April 1, 2021) – The Georgia General Assembly has approved a bill that would ban counties or municipal corporations from fining alarm companies for false alarms generated by a customer and through no fault of the alarm system’s contractor. “This bill has wider implications than for just our industry,” said John Loud, Vice […]
Shared by AICC Ten-digit dialing instituted to facilitate access to National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Source: Texas Public Utility Commission) LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – Starting on April 24, 2021, Texans with phone numbers in the 254, 361, 409, 806, 830, 915 and 940 area codes should get in the habit of dialing 10-digits (area code […]
Vector Security President and CEO Pamela Petrow has been appointed to the board of directors of the Philadelphia Contributionship (TPC) Mutual Holding Co., the oldest property insurance company in the United States. Vector Security, based here, is a sister company of TPC. “We are pleased to welcome Ms. Petrow to The Philadelphia Contributionship Board of […]
TMA welcomed its 86th, 87th, and 88th ECC to its ASAP-to-PSAP within the last two weeks. Learn more about TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP service. Volusia County FL Sheriff’s Office Communication Center (FL) The Volusia County FL Sheriff’s Office Communication Center is the 86th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and the 9th ECC in the […]
Wayne Alarm Systems, Inc., a local family owned and run life safety and security provider with UL central station monitoring, announced that it has acquired North Shore Protection, Inc. The purchase further increases Wayne Alarm’s share in the greater Boston area as the company continues to grow and expand. The combination of North Shore Protection with […]
Mac Hammond, a long time TMA member and, together, with his wife Bonnie, a long time association supporter, celebrated his 90th birthday in early May of this year. Both Mac and Bonnie, and indeed the larger family, are familiar faces to TMA members who saw the family across the years at our association functions. TMA’s […]
The Monitoring Association (TMA) is pleased to announce the addition its 50th FirstNet certificate, systems integrator Convergint Technologies, LLC. (Renton, WA). FirstNet is the nationwide public-safety wireless broadband network platform, built and deployed through a first‐of‐its‐kind public‐private partnership between the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and AT&T. The FirstNet Authority is an independent authority […]
The APCO/TMA ANS 2.101.3-2021 Alarm Monitoring Company to Emergency Communications Center (ECC) Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) has received final approval from ANSI and has been published on the APCO website. Read it here: www.apcointl.org/standards/standards-to-download/.
There are 82 area codes currently permit 7-digit dialing and also use 988 as a central office code. Starting on October 24, anyone that attempts to call a local number in those area codes by using only seven digits will instead be connected to a recording that tells them to hang up and redial using […]
The AICC’s Petition for Emergency Relief regarding the 3G Sunset was submitted to the FCC on May 10th. A special note of appreciation to those TMA member companies who contributed to the petition. Look for future updates. READ PETITION
