APCO

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APCO (the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials - International) is a public-safety telecommunications organization. It has developed several digital radio standards for both Conventional and Trunking communications, including "APCO 16" and "APCO 25" (often referred to as "Project 25" or "P25").

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Motorola "ASTRO®" and "ASTRO® 25 IV&D" (Integrated Voice & Data) are the digital-capable Conventional Systems and Trunking Systems respectively that support the APCO standards for land mobile radios (LMRs).