Revised Wireless Location Accuracy Rules Set To Take Effect Monday
The FCC’s revised wireless location accuracy rules are set to take effect Monday, said a notice set for publication in the Federal Register that day. In January, the FCC voted 5-0 to approve rules requiring carriers to provide data to…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
911 call centers on wireless calls made indoors (see 1501290066). The order was the FCC’s first major update of the rules since 2010. Within two years, carriers have to be able to provide a location within 50 meters of a call for 40 percent of callers. Within six years, carriers are required to be able to meet the 50-meter requirement for 80 percent of all wireless calls. The notice says the Office of Management and Budget approved the information collection requirements of the rules July 20, allowing them to take effect.