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The FCC should set a firm date for...

The FCC should set a firm date for second-tier carriers to provide text-to-911 services, the Vermont Enhanced 911 Board told the FCC in a letter (http://bit.ly/1ewSDUz) Tuesday. Board Executive David Tucker wrote that the office has had discussions with some…

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of those carriers, “and in at least one case, we were informed that the carrier has no plans to implement text to 911 services until it becomes a requirement set by the Commission.” Second-tier carriers are a small part of the state’s wireless market but, Tucker wrote, “we need them all to provide the service in order to reach the goal of ubiquitous Text to 911 services in Vermont."