TiPS Episode 25 1226 - The REAL Cost of NG911

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Before Congress adjourned for the holidays, one number quietly hovered over a U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing like an unpaid bar tab: $15 billion.
That’s the estimated cost to fully modernize America’s 9-1-1 system to Next Generation 911 (NG911).
So here’s the real question:
If NG911 is critical national infrastructure…
Why are states, counties, and local PSAPs still being asked to figure it out on their own?
In this episode of TiPS: Today in Public Safety, Fletch breaks down what that $15 billion number actually represents—where it comes from, what it includes, and why funding NG911 remains one of the most unresolved public safety issues in the country.
Drawing directly from the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing, this episode cuts through the talking points to examine:


Why NG911 is expensive now because we waited too long


What end-to-end NG911 really costs (ESInets, GIS, cybersecurity, training, and operations)


Who has been paying so far—and who hasn’t


Why grant programs alone don’t solve a national infrastructure problem


How cybersecurity requirements continue to raise the stakes


What all of this means for PSAPs operating right now


This isn’t a vendor pitch. It’s not a policy fantasy.
It’s a field-level reality check. Because NG911 done halfway isn’t “next generation”— it’s legacy 9-1-1 with more failure modes.
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Stay safe, thanks for listening —
and if you are in Public Safety, thanks for what you do, every day.
I’ll see you next time.
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