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800 Mhz digital, trunked voice and data communications system |
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Statewide, secure, reliable public safety/public service wireless communication system |
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97.5 percent mobile voice and data coverage per county |
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Statewide interoperability |
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Enhanced safety and protection for public safety service providers with secure digital transmissions |
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Vastly improved voice coverage performance for all participating agencies |
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Mobile data transmissions for direct access to agency computer networks |
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Improved flexibility to support changing business requirements |
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Increased utilization of capacity due to sharing of available resources |
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Save lives in normal and emergency operations via decreased response times and vastly improved command, control and communications |
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| Events Leading to MARCS |
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1987 - Ohio State Highway Patrol Begins Study of Existing System |
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1990 - Shadyside Flood Disaster |
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1991 - Interagency Telecommunications Task Force Recommendation |
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1993 - Lucasville Prison Disturbance |
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1994 - MARCS Steering Committee Established |
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1995 - RFP Issued |
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1998 - Contract Awarded to TRW, Inc |
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| Implementation Timeline |
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| Program Status (February 2003) |
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More than 900 MARCS units in use at DRC and DYS facilities. |
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Completion of "fast-track" correctional site implementation - Marion (DRC & DYS), Marysville (DRC), Orient (DRC), Pleasant Valley (DRC), Riverview (DYS) and Southern Ohio (DRC). |
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Phase 1A voice system operational December 2002. |
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Phase 1A data system will be operational April 2003 |
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Phase 1 County coverage testing in progress. |
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Union County pilot program to link county's public safety service agencies with MARCS to be completed May 2003. |
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Aggressively working with local agencies to share resources and increase interoperability. |
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