Lucent told FCC last week in ex parte letter that ‘no manufacture...
Lucent told FCC last week in ex parte letter that “no manufacturer” had equipment that would be commercially ready for Oct. deadline for Phase 2 of Enhanced 911. Lucent letter came as Commission had waiver requests from every major…
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carrier for Phase 2 deadline stacked up. Lucent cited “complexity of the solutions and the need for complete testing between handset, switch and other vendor software and equipment” as among reasons why no equipment-maker, “including Lucent,” would have gear ready in time. Lucent listed pending waiver requests from its customers, including Alltel, AT&T, Cingular, Corr Wireless, Nextel, Qwest Wireless, Sprint PCS, Telcorp, Verizon Wireless. “The filings present a consistent message: no manufacturer currently has a generally available E911 phase 2 solution, so carriers cannot deploy them in time to meet the deadline.” Lucent said it backed requests from all of its customer carriers for extension. Company urged FCC to grant individual extensions that “take into account the planned availability dates and the carriers’ ability to test and deploy solutions once they become available.”