Nextel said in a filing on 911 deployment it has completed the fi...
Nextel said in a filing on 911 deployment it has completed the first of a 2-part fix to make its network E911 phase II compatible. Nextel updated the FCC on its recent problems with handsets as part of a…
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series of filings carriers have made at the FCC in recent days on E911 roll out. Nextel said in its filing that Motorola, sole maker of its handsets, notified it July 19 of a software glitch that the previous night it had made a batch of handsets unusable for Phase II, information previously disclosed by the carrier. At that point, Nextel disabled the network component of its Phase II service. Callers’ handsets still provide some information when they call 911 -- caller’s voice, nearest cell site location and call-back number -- but not the more detailed Phase II location information. Nextel said it has begun its fix, completing an upgrade of its network on July 25. Motorola must still fix the software in affected phones. Nextel said it didn’t have a specific timetable for completing this work.