Alaska Wireless Network Almost Ready To Transmit Emergency Texts to 911 Call Centers
The Alaska Wireless Network (AWN) told the FCC it will be in compliance with the commission’s text-to-911 requirements by the end of the year. The company sought a waiver last year, saying it needed additional time to put in place…
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a workable solution. In May, the FCC Public Safety Bureau sought comment on the waiver request (see 1505040032). The FCC approved an order in August 2014 (see 1408110031) requiring carriers and interconnected over-the-top text providers to have the capacity to transmit emergency texts to 911 public safety answering points by the end of last year. “AWN noted that, though it had been working with two text-to-911 vendors for several months, neither vendor was able to implement location and routing for texts sent to 911 on LTE networks deployed alongside GSM/UMTS technology,” the carrier said. “AWN is pleased to inform the Commission that AWN entered into a contract with TCS [TeleCommunications Systems] earlier this month. TCS has confirmed to AWN that AWN will be able to respond to any PSAP request for text-to-911 service within six months. AWN wishes to note that, to date, no Alaska PSAP has requested text-to-911 service.” The AWN filing was posted Monday in docket 10-255.