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AT&T: Joe Marx outlines efforts to provide a dispatchable address for indoor wireless 911 calls

Joe Marx, AT&T’s federal regulatory assistant vice president, talks about the technical challenges associated with providing location information with wireless indoor calls to 911, the FCC’s regulatory efforts in this area, and potential solutions to the problem, including the use of beacons.

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FCC preparing to tackle 911 reliability during November meeting

FCC commissioners next month are expected to take actions designed to establish a new regulatory framework that will be designed to help ensure the availability and reliability of 911 service as communications increasingly migrate to IP-based technologies.

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Newscan: Raleigh man triggers new emergency protocol after falsely telling a 911 dispatcher he had Ebola

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Mission Critical Partners: David Jones discusses 911 funding possibilities

David Jones, senior vice president at Mission Critical Partners, talks about the changing technological environment for 911 and the sector’s need to explore innovative funding approaches during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.

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Multistate 911 outage could lead to changes in emergency-calling regulations, operations

After a state regulator acknowledged that IP-based components of 911 are “interstate in nature,” it appears that table is set for the FCC and other federal-government agencies to take a more active role in the evolution to next-generation 911. Whether that comes in the form of regulation, legislation and/or funding remains to be seen, but it is likely that the current 911 landscape–particularly the relationship between carriers and third-party 911 vendors–will change in the near future.

iCERT: Chairman Darrin Reilly discusses organization’s mission, 911 funding challenges

Darrin Reilly, chairman for the Industry Council of Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT), talks about the organization’s mission, funding challenges for 911, and some topics for the Nov. 12 webinar during this discussion with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.

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FCC Chairman Wheeler describes multistate 911 outage report as ‘terrifying,’ vows to take action quickly

FCC commissioners say they want to take action soon in an effort to prevent 911 outages, such as one in April that resulted in more than 6,000 emergency calls being unanswered in seven states during a six-hour period.

Airbus DS Communications: Bob Freinberg discusses company’s status as sale looms

Bob Freinberg, President and CEO of Airbus DS Communications, talks about customer relationships, product initiatives and distribution channels as the company awaits its sale by parent Europe-based Airbus Defense & Space.

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Newscan: This is what happens when 911 fails

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations This is what happens when 911 fails Rogue cell towers discovered in Washington, D.C. Police cameras: Value depends on which side of the lens you’re on Wireless EMS in New York City Will improved transparency facilitate text-to-911 service in California? FCC Chairman Wheeler expresses concerns about throttling, spectrum […]

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CSRIC working group expects only ‘slightly better’ 911 location accuracy with VoLTE

Existing FCC outdoor location accuracy and testing standards for 911 calls can apply to LTE networks, but only modest improvement in location accuracy is expected with the new architecture, a working group reported to the Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC).

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AT&T: Joe Marx outlines efforts to provide a dispatchable address for indoor wireless 911 calls

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FCC preparing to tackle 911 reliability during November meeting

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Newscan: Raleigh man triggers new emergency protocol after falsely telling a 911 dispatcher he had Ebola

Mission Critical Partners: David Jones discusses 911 funding possibilities

Commentary

Multistate 911 outage could lead to changes in emergency-calling regulations, operations

iCERT: Chairman Darrin Reilly discusses organization’s mission, 911 funding challenges

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FCC Chairman Wheeler describes multistate 911 outage report as ‘terrifying,’ vows to take action quickly

Airbus DS Communications: Bob Freinberg discusses company’s status as sale looms

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Newscan: This is what happens when 911 fails

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CSRIC working group expects only ‘slightly better’ 911 location accuracy with VoLTE

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September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

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