[Scan-DC] District Announces Contract for New Public Safety Radio System

Sat, 7 Dec 2002 09:05:14 -0500

I wonder what "higher-ups" have credible info on whether this will be a 3600
or 9600 baud system.  It would be nice for those of us on the BC-250/285
waiting list to have the option to cancel and wait fot the next generation
of digital scanners if this system is going to be 9600 baud.

Dewey

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Subject: [Scan-DC] District Announces Contract for New Public Safety
Radio System

http://www.dc.gov/mayor/news/release.asp?id=431&mon=200212

News Release for Immediate Release
December 6, 2002
District Announces Contract for New Public Safety Radio System

(Washington, DC) City Administrator John Koskinen held a news conference
today along with DC Councilmember Kathy Patterson, Chief Technology Officer
Suzanne Peck, Deputy Mayor Margret Kellems, Fire and Emergency Medical
Services Acting Chief Adrian Thompson, President of DC Firefighters
Association Local #36 Lt. Ray Sneed, and Metropolitan Police Department
Chief Charles H. Ramsey to announce the contract for the District's public
safety radio system. The District has negotiated a $17 million contract with
Motorola for the principal components for the new radio system. The attached
fact sheet includes further details on the contract.

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