Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International
- Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International
The Association of Public-Safety communications Officials-International (APCO) is the world's largest organization dedicated to public safety telecommunications.
APCO has developed several standards that bear its name. For example APCO-16, APCO-25, and the APCO phonetic alphabet are all widely used.
See also
* Public safety
External links
*http://www.apcointl.org/ - official site
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