FCC Waives 911 Location-Accuracy Duties for Maria-Affected Providers Using Triangulation
FCC staff temporarily waived wireless location-accuracy obligations on 911 calls for providers affected by Hurricane Maria. "Because of hurricane damage and related effects, service providers that utilize triangulation to provide location information for 911 calls may not have a sufficient…
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number of towers in service to permit triangulation at this time in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands," said a Public Safety Bureau public notice in Wednesday's Daily Digest. The bureau waived Phase II location accuracy requirements for Maria-affected commercial mobile radio service providers utilizing network-based solutions until Dec. 31, or until they restore facilities enabling transmission of 911 location information to public safety answering points, if earlier. The bureau said it will monitor the situation and consider an extension if necessary. Chairman Ajit Pai said he has spent most his time recently on helping restore communications disrupted by storms (see 1710110015).