FCC denied petition for reconsideration by FocuSystems on wireles...
FCC denied petition for reconsideration by FocuSystems on wireless Enhanced 911 order. FocuSystems had argued that interim benchmarks for activating automatic location identification- capable handsets were “overly burdensome” and shouldn’t apply to carriers that didn’t yet have to meet…
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public safety answering point (PSAP) request for E911 Phase 2 service. Commission said petition didn’t offer basis for reopening issues in E911 proceeding. FocuSystems said interim benchmarks for activating handsets would force carriers relying on handset-based approach for meeting E911 Phase 2 requirements to make sizeable investments before any PSAP in their operating territory could use specific location data. It also asked agency to reconsider part of order that required carriers to reveal technology choice for meeting Phase 2 requirements. Assn. of Public-Safety Communications Officials had opposed petition, saying E911 deployment schedules shouldn’t be pushed back because some technology improvements still were in offing. Agency said it denied petition as “untimely, directed to the wrong decision and without merit.”