Survey Finds Public Safety Officials Strongly Oppose Phone Company Plan on 9-1-1 Location Accuracy

Large Majority of Front Line 9-1-1 Professionals Said They Would Have Voted Against Phone Company Plan, Urge FCC to Proceed with Original Rules WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The overwhelming majority of 9-1-1 professionals oppose the terms of a recent deal struck by major phone companies and executives of two public safety associations on […]

Leading Public Safety Orgs React with Anger, Offer Alternatives to Secret Carrier Deal on 9-1-1 Location

Secret Deal Lacks "Consensus" and Garners Strong Opposition From Law Enforcement, Fire Fighters, EMS, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Groups Including Former President of NENA and California NENA President WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — More than a dozen of the nation's leading public safety advocates and organizations reacted with anger and alternative approaches to a carrier-backed proposal […]

Survey Highlights Cell Phone Safety Gap: Two-Thirds Think 9-1-1 Can Find Them Indoors, but Carriers Fight Location Requirements

Large Majority Support FCC Rule Requiring Carriers to Provide Accurate Indoor Locations, Want Rule Enforced in WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new survey of more than 1,000 consumers found a dramatic gap between the limited location requirements for cell phone carriers and broad public expectations that wireless callers can be found by emergency […]

FCC Data: 9 out of 10 Wireless 9-1-1 Calls in D.C. Lack Accurate Caller Location Information

Data Obtained via Freedom of Information Act Shows Urgent Need for Indoor Location Accuracy Requirements Proposed by FCC WASHINGTON, July 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — New data obtained from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) show that nine out of ten wireless 9-1-1 calls made in D.C. in the first […]

Nation's Leading Public Safety Orgs Offer Unanimous Support for FCC Rule to Help Find Wireless 911 Callers

FCC Filings Submitted by Groups Representing 911, Law Enforcement, Fire Fighters, EMS, Public Safety, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, and Public Health WASHINGTON, May 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — A unified front of the nation's leading public safety and public health organizations submitted comments this week in support of a proposed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule to help emergency […]

Survey of 9-1-1 Dispatchers Finds Many Indoor Callers Cannot Be Located on Wireless Phones

Most 9-1-1 Dispatchers Say They Regularly Receive Inaccurate Wireless Location Data from Carriers; Offer Near Unanimous Support for Proposed FCC Rule Requiring Indoor Location Accuracy WASHINGTON, April 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — A survey of managers and dispatchers from Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) that handle 9-1-1 calls in all 50 states found that most dispatchers […]

FCC Data Show 9-1-1 Location Failures in Oregon

Nearly Half of 9-1-1 Calls From Cell Phones in Oregon Delivered Without Accurate Location Information; Accuracy Falling Over Time WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A new analysis of data released by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shows that nearly half of all calls received by 9-1-1 emergency centers in Oregon from wireless phones […]

FCC Data Shows 9-1-1 Location Failures in North Carolina

Nearly Half of 9-1-1- Calls from Cell Phones in State Delivered Without Accurate Location Information; Accuracy Falls Over Past Year WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A new analysis of data released by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shows that nearly half of all calls received by 9-1-1 emergency centers in North Carolina from wireless […]

FCC Data Show More Than One-Third of 9-1-1 Calls from Cell Phones in Utah Delivered Without Accurate Location Information

Law Enforcement, Public Safety and Emergency Response Groups Appear at FCC Panel This Week, Urge FCC to Take Immediate Action WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A new analysis of data released by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shows that more than one-third of all calls received by 9-1-1 emergency centers in Utah from wireless […]

Law Enforcement, Public Safety, and Emergency Response Orgs Urge FCC to Address Wireless 9-1-1 Crisis

Groups Unveils Banner at Press Event Outside FCC at Start of Commission Workshop on e911 Location Accuracy WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Prominent law enforcement, public safety, and emergency response organizations held a press event outside the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday, November 18th at the opening of a Commission workshop on e911 location accuracy. […]

New Data Show 65% of 9-1-1 Calls from Cell Phones in Delaware County Delivered Without Caller Location Information

Data Filed with FCC Shows Nearly 490K Calls Arrived Without Accurate Location Information Since 2011 WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — New data released by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) show that more than two-thirds of the calls to the 9-1-1 emergency center in Delaware County from wireless phones in September 2013 did not include […]

New Data Show More than 2/3 of Texas 9-1-1 Calls from Cell Phones Delivered Without Location Information

Data Filed with FCC Shows More than 400K Calls Arrived Without Accurate Location Info in 2013, Huge Decline in Location Quality Since 2011 WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — New data released by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) show that more than two-thirds of the calls to 9-1-1 emergency centers in Texas from wireless […]