Group of wireless carriers, reiterating concerns about LEC provis...
Group of wireless carriers, reiterating concerns about LEC provision of Enhanced 911 (E911) automatic location information (ALI) services, asked FCC in filing this week to: (1) Amend its rules to state that carriers shall begin delivering E911 Phase 2…
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data within 6 months of request by public safety answering point (PSAP) or 120 days after PSAP is capable of receiving or using Phase 2 data, “whichever is later.” (2) Confirm that earlier FCC decision on King County, Wash., request for clarification allocated ALI costs to PSAPs. (3) Order LECs to finish ALI database upgrades “without further delay.” (4) Clarify that LEC provisioning delays “constitute a defense to any enforcement actions taken against a wireless carrier for failure to meet Phase 2 deadlines.” Presentation to FCC Wireless Bureau was made by CTIA, Sprint PCS, AT&T Wireless, Nextel, Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile USA, Alltel and Western Wireless. “Although wireless carriers have spent countless hours and spent millions of dollars in an effort to meet the Phase 2 deadlines, LEC delays and charges will likely cause many wireless carriers to miss Phase 2 implementation deadlines,” filing said.