Modified the temporary freeze on the acceptance of certain applications related to land mobile radio services operating in the 896-901/935-940 MHz (900 MHz) band.
In the Matter ofReview of the Commission’s Rules Governing the896-901/935-940 MHz BandpdvWireless, Inc. d/b/a Anterix, Request forModification of 900 MHz Temporary Filing Freeze By this Order, we modify the temporary freeze on the acceptance of certainapplications related to land mobile radio services operating in the 896-901/935-940 MHz (900 MHz) band,as set forth below, pursuant to […]
New Capabilities from Apple Improve Location Information and 911 Call Delivery
Last week, Apple announced two new capabilities that 911 agencies should be aware of. Read Here: Precise location for text-enabled jurisdictionsSince text-to-911 became available, PSAPs have received only limited location information with a text session: typically the location of the tower, or the “centroid” of the cell sector serving the user’s device. There have been tremendous […]
FCC ADOPTS RULES TO HELP AMERICANS REACH 911 AND RECEIVE HELP FROM FIRST RESPONDERS MORE QUICKLY
WASHINGTON, August 1, 2019 — The Federal Communications Commission today adopted 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. The new rules will also improve emergency response for people who call 911 from other […]
FCC Announces the Membership of Two Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee Working Groups
This Public Notice serves as notice that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has appointed members to serve on two Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC) working groups: (1) the Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Job Skills and Training Opportunities working group, and (2) the Increasing Broadband Investment in Low-Income Communities working group. The members of these working […]
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES WORKSHOP TO PROMOTE USE OF MULTILINGUAL ALERTING DURING EMERGENCIES
DA 19-359 Released: April 30, 2019 On Friday, June 28th, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will host a public workshop to promote the use of multilingual emergency alerting to meet community needs. The workshop will include presentations covering, among other topics, the multilingual capabilities of the Emergency Alert System […]