At colleges and universities around the United States, public safety officials often employ two way radios to help coordinate their efforts regarding everything from crowd control to event management. Recent FCC regulations dictate that all businesses must adhere to frequencies less than 12.5 kHz to decrease interference from civilian devices, and the due date for compliance is listed as January 1, 2013. Recently, schools around the country are starting to implement new technology.

Temple University, for example, spent $250,000 to upgrade their communication system with digital two-way radios.

According to the Temple News, deputy director of Campus Safety Services said "In order to do that, [we] didn’t have to go to digital but it would be like having an old car and fixing it to help it pass inspection. But you still have the old car and you can’t do much with it other than what you have. Everyone [is] going to digital, so we decided to go to digital as well."

Portable radios employing MotoTRBO technology have GPS location capabilities that allow university officials to pinpoint officers that request back-up or additional help. Educational institutions switching to FCC regulations should consider MotoTRBO options for the future.

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