In Summary:
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Butler County, PA's existing public safety land mobile radio system was facing end-of-life and had begun to experience reduced reliability.
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They County worked with MCP to develop a road-map that would replace the system with one that would meet their future needs.
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MCP provided a detailed assessment and implementation support and eventually, helped Butler County realize 43 percent cost-savings and long-term maintenance savings.
"MCP has played a key role in helping us meet our project goals by managing multiple vendors on our behalf—holding them accountable for meeting project milestones, managing project risks and ensuring that they meet schedule deadlines and requirements."
Steve Bicehouse, director, Butler County, Butler County
Overview and Agency Challenge
Located 20 miles north of Pittsburgh, PA, Butler County serves nearly 200,000 people across 800 square miles. Their existing radio system was facing the need for end-of-life support and had begun to experience reduced reliability. The ten-site, eight channel system operated in a frequency band that had be reallocated by the Federal Communications Commission as mandated within the Middle-Class Tax Relief Act of 2012.