FCC PSB Seeks Comment on Maine Text-to-911 Query
The FCC Public Safety Bureau sought comment on a text-to-911 question by the Maine Public Utilities Commission. To resolve a conflict holding up Maine's adoption of text-to-911 via message session relay protocol, and so the state may appropriately assess costs,…
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the PUC asked the FCC to clarify where the point of demarcation is between wireless providers and the state’s next-generation 911 network (see 1611180038), the FCC said in a Monday public notice in docket 11-153. “Maine believes that ‘the point of demarcation should be at the ingress designated by the Session Border Controller (SBC) of the State of Maine E SInet,’ [Emergency Services IP Network] but contends that the [Text Control Centers], ‘acting on behalf of wireless carriers, argue that the point of demarcation should be the egress side of the SBC used by the TCCs.’” The FCC also asked whether the answer could be generally applied to future multimedia communication in NG-911. Comments are due Feb. 8, replies March 10.