Carriers to FCC: Reject Colorado Authority Pursuit of Revised Vertical Accuracy Rules
CTIA, AT&T and T-Mobile said the FCC should reject the Boulder Emergency Telephone Service Authority’s (BRETSA) petition (see 1912270038) for the FCC to reconsider part of rules commissioners approved in November requiring carriers provide height above ellipsoid data from wireless…
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calls to 911, within 3 meters accuracy for 80 percent of calls, starting in the largest markets next month (see 1911220034). Oppositions were posted Thursday in docket 07-114. CTIA said the FCC reviewed and rejected the authority’s proposals. “BRETSA’s request to compel the Test Bed and wireless providers to provide public safety with standards and procedures for testing the correlation of Z-axis information to floor level is both premature and unnecessary,” CTIA said. Granting the petition “would add [a] significant and unjustified burden on wireless providers in their efforts to successfully deploy z-axis technologies by the upcoming April 2021 deadline and … delay rollout,” AT&T said. The FCC was right to reject BRETSA proposals in drafting its rules, the carrier said: “The record in this proceeding showed that relying on the testbed would be the most practical and cost-effective method.” T-Mobile said BRETSA is wrong in calling for proof of performance testing: “The record overwhelmingly confirms that representative testing via the transparent and collaborative test bed remains the only viable method.”