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AWN Has Until Dec. 31 To Be Capable of Sending 911 Texts to PSAPs

Alaska Wireless Network (AWN) got an extension of the deadline for being capable of sending 911 texts to a public safety answering point, said a Thursday FCC Public Safety Bureau order. AWN has until Dec. 31, when it must submit…

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a final certification that it's capable of sending texts to 911, the order said. The original deadline was Dec. 31, 2014. AWN, formed in a deal with Alaska Communications Systems and General Communication, had said it soon will be ready for texts to 911 (see 1511020050).