The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials questioned comments by AT&T...
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials questioned comments by AT&T on an FCC Public Safety Bureau public notice on the legal and statutory framework for next generation 911 services. APCO noted that AT&T recommended Congress conduct hearings to examine the…
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current 911 structure and how it relies on 6,800 public safety answering points, or PSAPs (http://xrl.us/bn6isn). “AT&T’s suggestion that Congress review the basic PSAP structure does not take into consideration the fundamentally local nature of first responder agencies or the substantial benefits of local PSAPs,” APCO said (http://xrl.us/boasbd). “For example, local PSAPs facilitate the ability of call-takers to be familiar with local landmarks and ‘non-standard’ verbal descriptions of roadways, buildings and other locations from which callers may be reporting emergencies. In addition, PSAPs often maintain local information critical to first responders, such as which [buildings contain] hazardous materials and homes ... have residents who may have special needs or disabilities."