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The primary reason we have poor interoperability in the United States has
nothing to do with the already available technology.
It is often the fault of Public Safety and government adminstrative people,
who understand very little about communications, being given the
responsibility for making decisions on what to buy, often with low price
being the primary deciding factor.
In Europe, central governments tend to mandate standardization for systems
such as Public Safety communications. In the U.S., often each local Sheriff
Andy and Fire Chief Bob makes the decisions.
It is a miracle that we have as much interoperability as we do in the U.S.
In many areas of North Carolina we have excellent interoperability because
dedicated groups of knowledgable individuals stood fast against the bean
counters and politicians. For some this has literally cost them their job.
The citizens will never know how well they have been served, quietly, in the
background.
Now, we have a wave of idiots who want to solve their budget problems by
axing real Public Safety communications projects in favor of free phones,
and monthly bills, never bothering to learn what Public Safety
communications actually does and why NONE of these commercial services can
do it.