EDITOR'S LETTER

Whatever it takes, please fix this

Jul 1, 2007 12:00 AM, By Glenn Bischoff

The abduction and murder of 18-year-old Kelsey Smith in the Overland Park, Kan., area a couple of months ago caused me to think of another crime committed more than a decade ago in upstate New York...

FEATURES

Cranking up the heat on firefighters' radios

Jul 1, 2007 12:00 AM, By Merrill Douglas

Handsets do melt at extremely high temperatures--but that might not be such a bad thing...

Dropping the call

Jul 1, 2007 12:00 AM, By Mary Rose Roberts

NYC transit police hope for the best, plan for the worst, when using underground radio communications...

COVER STORY

Still waiting

Jul 1, 2007 12:00 AM, By Lynnette Luna

More than a decade after its birth, wireless E911 is a spotty proposition nationwide and, in some areas, still a myth. Now, location data used by first responders to find victims is proving problematic. Everyone--from the FCC to the vendor community--has a lot of work to do...