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CCA Members Working to Make Calls to 911 More Accurate

The Competitive Carriers Association is committed to making indoor wireless calls to 911 more accurate, it said in a meeting with staff from the FCC Public Safety Bureau. “CCA described how its members continuously work to improve location accuracy technology…

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and access to information in times of emergency for the benefit of all consumers and emergency authorities,” said a filing in docket 07-114. CCA said it supports the FCC’s goal of evaluating location technologies “by acquiring live 911 call data from nationwide and non-nationwide providers.” The group also made suggestions for promoting uniform reporting. For example, the association said it supports a CTIA proposal on a consistent format for reporting relevant data.