Assn. of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) voiced ‘di...
Assn. of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) voiced “disappointment and frustration” with Cingular Wireless, Nextel and T-Mobile USA for challenging recent FCC Enhanced 911 order. Carriers filed separate petitions for reconsideration of order setting guidelines for requesting information about…
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E911 Phase 2 readiness of public safety answering points (PSAPs). Carriers said order didn’t adequately consider complexities of when PSAP or wireless operator was prepared to roll out E911 Phase 2. Order follows earlier appeal for clarification by Richardson, Tex., on when PSAP requests for E911 service were valid. FCC had said they were valid if any upgrades needed on PSAP network would be completed within 6 months and if PSAP had made timely request to LEC for facilities such as trunking. APCO said it had “been operating under the perception that the wireless industry and the public safety community had established a consensus on criteria for certifying PSAP readiness in accordance with FCC rules.” APCO said latest challenges “open the door for additional delays in the widespread implementation of this critical, life-saving technology. The time has passed to challenge the Commission on these life-saving rules.”