The National Emergency Number Association isn’t opposing a...
The National Emergency Number Association isn’t opposing a CTIA request that the FCC reconsider one part of its May 17 text-to-911 order and drop a requirement that even roaming subscribers get bounceback messages when they can’t text to 911. The…
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Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials strongly opposed CTIA in comments filed last week at the commission (CD Aug 19 p4). NENA didn’t file comments in response to CTIA, but NENA Regulatory Counsel Telford Forgety explained NENA’s position in a meeting with Public Safety Bureau Deputy Chief David Furth (http://bit.ly/19LUcll). Forgety said NENA “does not oppose the petition of CTIA,” according to the ex parte filing. NENA is “convinced the long-term safety and security of the public requires a ubiquitous Text-to-911 solution that works across networks, regardless of whether a subscriber is attached to a home or roaming network,” Forgety said. “However, I also explained that CTIA’s position with respect to the limited question of which party should be responsible for delivering a bounce-back message is consistent with the understanding of the public safety community.”