Hire telecom consultant Dale Hatfield to complete his E- 911 stud...
Hire telecom consultant Dale Hatfield to complete his E- 911 study, Sen. Nelson (D-Fla.) told FCC Chmn. Martin in a Fri. letter. “I am disturbed that Mr. Hatfield’s efforts were cut short,” said Nelson, citing a project the former…
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chief of the agency Office of Engineering & Technology began in 2002. Hatfield testified about the study Tues. before the Senate Commerce Committee hearing on E-911 services. He told senators there are “substantial problems with the method used to measure the location accuracy of wireless E-911 calls,” perhaps meaning “millions of e-911 calls dialed inside buildings would not be automatically provided to emergency personnel.” Nelson said the FCC should provide Hatfield with the “resources” to complete his study, which Hatfield had worked on for 6 months. Rep. Doyle (D-Pa.) also questioned Martin about the Hatfield study during a House Commerce Telecom Subcommittee hearing last month and asked for a follow-up report. Doyle’s staff said Fri. that it expects a response from Martin soon.