In a sign that public-safety communications are needing agreements across parties and are needed a fast upgrade of sorts, members of the U.S. Congress appear to be trying to get part of this show on the road.Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye and Congressman Ted Stevens said this week that the "Interoperable Emergency Communications Act" is designed to give $1 billion worth of public-safety radio interoperability grants by September 30th of this year.
Said Inouye, "Every day we hear about potential threats against our nation, and it will not be long until we are again in the midst of hurricane season ... the Congress must act quickly to give our first responders the tools they need to effectively do their jobs."
