The FCC Public Safety Bureau Friday sought comment on a...
The FCC Public Safety Bureau Friday sought comment on a petition for declaratory ruling and/or rulemaking filed by TeleCommunication Systems on intellectual property rights in technologies used to provide 911 services. “TCS states that it provides Enhanced 911 and Next…
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Generation 911 services including call routing and location information to customers such as wireless carriers and interconnected VoIP service providers,” the notice said (http://fcc.us/YhY9UO). “[TCS] claims that it has become a target of ‘predatory patent infringement suits’ based on its role as a provider of E911 services and capabilities that are required under Commission rules.” TCS asked the FCC to issue a declaratory ruling that service providers’ compliance with E911 and NG911 regulations “amounts to a use of intellectual property” under federal law, the bureau said. “Alternatively, TCS asks the Commission to adopt rules requiring intellectual property rights for mandatory 911 service capabilities to be licensed on reasonable and non-discriminatory (RAND) terms.” Comments are due March 25, replies April 8.