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FCC ACTS TO HELP FIRST RESPONDERS LOCATE 911 CALLERS IN MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS

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Agency Adopts Rules for Transmitting Vertical, or ‘Z-Axis,’ Location Information with Wireless 911 Calls WASHINGTON, November 22, 2019—The Federal Communications Commission today adopted rules that will help first responders locate people who call 911 from wireless phones in multi-story buildings. The rules will help emergency responders determine the floor level of a 911 caller, which
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IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS IN THE 800 MHZ BAND.

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ORDER AND SIXTH FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING In this Order and Sixth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we take steps to streamline our rules and procedures to accelerate the successful conclusion of the Commission’s 800 MHz band reconfiguration program, or rebanding.  The 800 MHz rebanding initiative is a 14-year, $3.6 billion program, involving Sprint
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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.

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In the Matter of Review of the Commission’s Rules Governing the 896-901/935-940 MHz Band pdvWireless, Inc. d/b/a Anterix, Request for Modification of 900 MHz Temporary Filing Freeze By this Order, we modify 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,
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New Capabilities from Apple Improve Location Information and 911 Call Delivery

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Last week, Apple announced two new capabilities that 911 agencies should be aware of. Read Here: Precise location for text-enabled jurisdictions Since 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
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FCC ADOPTS RULES TO HELP AMERICANS REACH 911 AND RECEIVE HELP FROM FIRST RESPONDERS MORE QUICKLY

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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
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