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SSN poll takers favor national monitoring license

May 12, 2011Daniel Gelinas

YARMOUTH, Maine—While there were strong opinions on both sides, a recent unofficial poll conducted by Security Systems News showed a clear majority of respondents favored national licensing. Nearly 70 percent of poll respondents felt a national license would aid the monitoring industry, while about 20 percent felt national licensing was not the answer, and another roughly10 percent felt licensing of any kind was unneeded. SSN asked readers to voice their opinion on ongoing efforts to...

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Post NYBFAA open discussion forum, Article 6-E put to bed?

February 17, 2011Daniel Gelinas

ALBANY, N.Y.—It looks as though Article 6-E has reached the end of its journey—for now. In a Feb. 15 email interview with Security Systems News, NYBFAA executive director Dale Eller said the New York state association's board of directors had a lot to think about after the Feb. 10 meeting at which two dozen security industry executives aired their opinions on the nascent central station licensing legislation. Eller said the board came to a decision late in the day Feb. 15. “As...

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Monitoring

Proposed New York legislation causes major stir

January 20, 2011Daniel Gelinas

ALBANY, N.Y.—Proposed legislation being developed by an alarm association committee here has created such a stir that the New York Burglar & Fire Alarm Association has decided to conduct an open forum discussion at its Feb. 10 board of directors meeting. The legislation in question, called Article 6-E, would require licensing of central station employees of any central station wishing to monitor alarms in the state of New York. “While the NYBFAA took numerous steps to alert the...

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Licensing of central station operators mulled in New York

December 2, 2010Daniel Gelinas

ALBANY, N.Y.—There's legislation in the works here that, if passed, would require all New York central station operators to be licensed. Some industry insiders, such as CIA Security president John Lombardi, believe there's merit in this type of legislation. But others, including Bart Didden of USA Central Station, believe this legislation is a bad idea. The proposed legislation, called Article 6-E, first appeared last fall. It was developed by outgoing New York Sen. Brian Foley and...

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