Tag: Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC)
Hill Day wake-up call: TMA rallies Congress on spectrum, safety and security
March 11, 2026Cory Harris, Editor
WASHINGTON — From a looming 900 MHz spectrum reallocation that could disrupt millions of life‑safety devices to stalled federal school security funding and rising questions around artificial intelligence (AI), the security industry arrived on Capitol Hill March 4–5 with a clear message: Key federal decisions are putting core public‑safety infrastructure at risk.
Leaders from The Monitoring Association (TMA), the Security Industry Association...
TMA Louis T. Fiore Electronic Communications Scholarship now open for applications
January 13, 2026SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) has announced that the application period for the 2026-27 Louis T. Fiore Electronic Communications Scholarship is now open.
The scholarship is open to anyone studying an electronics curriculum, specifically electronic communications, or software development related to electronic communications, regardless of financial need. Students seeking such a degree in electrical engineering or an associate degree in electronics at any nationally accredited...
TMA’s fresh vision for a connected future
November 5, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) is entering a new chapter with the appointment of Whitney A. Doll as CEO and Alan Gillmore as president - two leaders with visions that promise to shape the future of professional monitoring.
Evolving education and workforce development
Both leaders emphasized the need to modernize TMA’s educational offerings to keep pace with rapid technological change. Doll highlighted AI, cybersecurity, and data...
SIA/FCC research reveals flawed spectrum proposal would cause public safety risks
September 15, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—A new research report, filed by the Security Industry Association (SIA) with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), details the risks of a proposal under consideration by the FCC that would restructure portions of the Lower 900 MHz band, which is used by billions of unlicensed, low-power devices.
NextNav has petitioned the FCC to reconfigure the frequencies between 902-928 MHz (the Lower 900 MHz band) and grant the company a nationwide license for 15 megahertz of...
TMA accepting applications for Louis T. Fiore Electronic Communications Scholarship
September 20, 2023SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced that it is now accepting applications for the Louis T. Fiore Electronic Communications Scholarship for the 2023 spring and 2024 fall semesters.
The scholarship is open to anyone studying an electronics curriculum, specifically electronic communications, or software development related to electronic communications, regardless of financial need.
Students seeking such a degree in electrical engineering or an associate degree in electronics...
TMA appoints Whisnant as Government Relations Committee co-chair
June 25, 2023SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) has announced the appointment of Tommy Whisnant as the co-chair of its Government Relations Committee.
In this role, Whisnant will join seated Committee Co-Chair James Marcella, Axis Communications, in leading TMA’s state and local advocacy efforts and often partnering with the Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC) on legislative initiatives. Whisnant is currently the compliance manager for North Carolina-based CPI...
TMA honors Lou Fiore’s lifetime contribution with scholarship in his name
January 24, 2023SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) President Morgan Hertel recently announced the establishment of the Louis T. Fiore Electronic Communications Scholarship.
Hertel’s announcement came during the TMA General Business Meeting at the 2022 Annual Meeting on Marco Island, Fla., in October.
The scholarship honors Fiore’s enduring contribution to the alarm industry and the Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC) and is intended to promote careers in electronic...
AICC announces new leadership
July 7, 2022SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC) recently announced that it has appointed Tiffany Galarza, Director of Telecommunications, ADT, and Sascha Kylau, Vice President, OneTel Security, as co-chairs of the Committee.
Galarza and Kylau assumed leadership of the Committee earlier in June following the resignation of its longtime Chair Lou Fiore.
The AICC is a committee of The Monitoring Association (TMA) comprised of representatives of TMA, the Electronic Security...
AICC opens annual survey
July 5, 2017Spencer Ives
The Alarm Industry Communications Committee recently opened its sixth annual communications survey, which asks about monitored accounts using POTS, VoIP digital dialers, as well as other technologies used for transmitting alarm data.
AICC started conducting the survey in 2012 because there was a lack of data on communication paths, according to AICC chair Lou Fiore. “The idea is to figure out what communications is in use, from the premises to a central station,” Fiore told Security...
Tom Smith, former CSAA president, has passed away
March 25, 2016SSN Staff
BETHESDA, Md.—Thomas F. Smith, 96, an industry veteran who worked with CSAA and AICC, passed away on March 21.
Smith graduated from Gonzaga College High School and the United States Naval Academy. After serving in World War II, Smith founded Security Inc. in Bethesda.
Smith served as CSAA president from 1989 to 1991. He received ESA's Morris F. Weinstock Person of the Year award in 1987.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia, brother, Karl Smith, five children, 12 grandchildren,...