CHAIRWOMAN ROSENWORCEL SUPPORTS JOB RECLASSIFICATION OF 911 PROFESSIONALS DUE TO EXPANDED RESPONSIBILITIES
CHAIRWOMAN ROSENWORCEL SUPPORTS JOB RECLASSIFICATION OF 911 PROFESSIONALS DUE TO EXPANDED RESPONSIBILITIES In Honor of ‘National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week’, Rosenworcel Writes to Office of Management and Budget to Draw Attention to Changing Job Expectations of 911 Telecommunicator WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021—Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today in a letter offered to work with the […]
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 MAKES PROPOSAL TO HELP FIRST RESPONDERS LOCATE 911 CALLERS IN MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS.
PS Docket No. 07-114 WASHINGTON, March 15, 2019—The Federal Communications Commission today proposed to help first responders more accurately locate people who make wireless 911 calls from multistory buildings. The proposal would assist 911 call centers in identifying the floor level where the 911 call occurred, which can reduce emergency response times and ultimately save […]
911 Location Accuracy Proposal
The FCC will consider whether to adopt new Wireless E9-1-1 Location Accuracy Requirements to improve the vertical accuracy of location services that will better equip first responders to identify wireless 911 callers’ locations in multi-story buildings (Vol. XV, Issue 38). In October 2018, the FCC issued a Public Notice requesting comment on the CTIA’s proposed […]
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, […]