The FCC should strive for technological neutrality as it moves...
The FCC should strive for technological neutrality as it moves forward with rules for texting to 911, said AT&T Senior Vice President Bob Quinn in a call with FCC Chief of Staff Zac Katz. “During this discussion, Mr. Quinn reiterated…
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AT&T’s concerns that, given the ongoing evolution of the marketplace for SMS services, any mandate for a text-to-911 solution must be technologically neutral in nature and should apply at the service level to all providers of text messaging services,” said an ex parte filing (http://xrl.us/bnuoyz). “By adopting an order that creates a technologically-neutral solution, the FCC can appropriately signal its expectations to the public safety community that they must not only prepare for SMS text messages to 911, but also for text messages sent via successor technologies and platforms.” AT&T also reported on a meeting last week between representatives of the company and FCC officials. “The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the differences in the prospective ‘call flows’ between a text message to 911 sent via CMRS carrier SMS service versus when a text message to 911 is sent via an Over-the-Top application that is interoperable with the SMS platform,” said an ex parte filing (http://xrl.us/bnuozf).