FCC PROPOSES ACTION TO HELP THE PUBLIC REACH 911 AND BE LOCATED BY FIRST RESPONDERS
WASHINGTON, September 26, 2018—The Federal Communications Commission today proposed rules to help ensure that people who call 911 from multi-line telephone systems— which commonly serve hotels, office buildings, and campuses—can reach 911 and be quickly located by first responders. Today’s action is intended to implement two recently enacted laws designed to improve emergency calling. First, […]
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON VERTICAL (Z-AXIS) ACCURACY METRIC PROPOSED BY THE NATIONWIDE WIRELESS CARRIERS
DA 18-928 Released: September 10, 2018 PS Docket No. 07-114 Comments: October 1, 2018 Reply Comments: October 11, 2018 The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on the vertical accuracy (z-axis) test bed report (Report), submitted by CTIA on behalf of the nationwide wireless carriers (AT&T Mobility, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, and Verizon) […]
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON A REQUEST BY LOJACK CORPORATION TO MODIFY FIFTY-THREE LICENSES TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSION’S NARROWBANDING REQUIREMENT
Comment Date: August 24, 2018Reply Comment Date: September 10, 2018 The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on a request by LoJack Corporation (LoJack) to have the Bureau modify fifty-three licenses, which comprise its national stolen vehicle recovery system (SVRS), to comply with the Commission’s narrowbanding requirements. LoJack requests that the Commission […]
FCC SETTLES INVESTIGATION INTO TWO AT&T MOBILITY NATIONWIDE 911 OUTAGES IN 2017
Carrier Will Implement Internal Process Changes & Pay $5.25 Million Fine to Conclude FCC Investigation WASHINGTON, June 28, 2018—The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau today settled an investigation into AT&T Mobility’s 911 outages of March and May 2017. As a condition of the settlement, the company must pay a $5.25 million fine, implement proactive system […]
ERRATUM – PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE SERVICE RULES GOVERNING PUBLIC SAFETY NARROWBAND OPERATIONS IN THE 769-775/799-805 MHZ BANDS ET AL.
ERRATUM Released: May 10, 2018 By the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau: On February 12, 2018, the Commission released a Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration (Order), FCC 18-11 (adopted Feb. 8, 2018), in the above-captioned proceeding. An incorrect version of the document, however, was inadvertently released. This Erratum announces that […]