Glossary of Terms

Understand basic Public Safety definitions and terms.

FCC

Definition:

Federal Communications Commission. An agency empowered to regulate all interstate and international
communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable in the United States.

ECC

1. Emergency Communications Center. ECC has become a relatively new term for public safety dispatch centers. These centers answer 9-1-1 calls or...

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CL

Communications Liaison. Program Manager on call.

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CGI

Common Gateway Interface. In a GSM/UMTS invoke message the CGI components are MCC‐MNC‐LAC‐CID (Mobile Country Code‐Mobile Network Code‐Location Area...

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CMS

Commercial Mobile Service.

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