Progeny Gets Waiver, Extension Aimed at Improving WIreless 911 Location Accuracy
The FCC Wireless Bureau gave Progeny a waiver and more time to meet construction deadlines for its 228 900 MHz multi-lateration location and monitoring service (M-LMS) economic area licenses. The bureau said Tuesday the order will help Progeny provide service…
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to wireless carriers so they can meet the enhanced 911 (E-911) location accuracy deadlines adopted by the commission. Progeny bought the licenses in a 1999 auction and had an initial five-year construction deadline of July 19, 2005, the bureau said. Further extending Progeny’s construction deadlines will offer carriers an option for improving location accuracy and “satisfy the Commission’s location accuracy rules identified as a critical public safety need,” the order said. “We agree with Progeny that granting conditional relief serves the public interest and will ‘preserve the continued availability of Progeny’s service for E911 emergency response.’ We also find that the existence of competing technologies spurs innovation and provides choice to consumers, thereby furthering the public interest.” A year ago, commissioners approved 5-0 rules requiring carriers to provide data to 911 call centers on wireless calls made indoors (see 1501290066).