Big Wireless Carriers Report on Implementation of FCC 911 Indoor Accuracy Rules
Major wireless carriers detailed their efforts to improve 911 indoor location accuracy pursuant to a FCC order in January 2015 (see 1501290066). AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon reported on their plans and actions to implement new regulatory obligations, including to…
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meet certain indoor accuracy benchmarks for 911 calls, in filings (here, here, here and here) posted Monday and Friday in docket 07-114 that provided extensive technical information. Under the rules, "nationwide wireless carriers are required to generate either a Dispatchable Location ('DL') or X/Y location information within 50 meters for a certain percentage of wireless calls to 9-1-1 within specific timeframes," Sprint explained. "Dispatchable Location solutions provide the verified street address, plus additional location information from the planned National Emergency Address Database ('NEAD') that will help locate, with increased accuracy, a wireless device placing a call to 9-1-1. By developing Dispatchable Location solutions, wireless providers are leveraging evolving wireless technologies, such as WiFi and Bluetooth, to help improve the ability of first responders to efficiently and safely respond to wireless 9-1-1 callers that may be located indoors." The four carriers also "agreed to fund and implement a NEAD containing the locations of wireless access points to help provide a Dispatchable Location to public safety answering points," Sprint said.