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Sunday, November 13, 2022

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Volume 41 Table of Contents Issue 253
AT&T rolls out GPS-based routing of wireless 9-1-1 calls
911 Master PSAP Registry
PSAP Text-to-911 Readiness and Certification Registry
Texting 911 won't bring help for most of country
Message-ID: <f69be8ef-2c54-3d63-ea64-8ee7c44aef0e@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 09:19:24 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: [telecom] AT&T rolls out GPS-based routing of wireless 9-1-1 calls By Linda Hardesty AT&T has launched what it says is the "first-ever" nationwide, location-based routing for wireless 9-1-1 calls. AT&T worked with the vendor Intrado on the technology, which uses GPS to automatically transmit wireless 9-1-1 calls to the appropriate 9-1-1 call centers on a nationwide basis. https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/att-rolls-out-gps-based-routing-wireless-9-1-1-calls
Message-ID: <de3b51c4-20d5-c86f-8073-a76f95cc485c@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 09:30:33 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: [telecom] 911 Master PSAP Registry The Registry lists PSAPs by an FCC assigned identification number, PSAP Name, State, County, City, and provides information on any type of record change and the reason for updating the record. The Commission updates the Registry periodically as it receives additional information. For further information concerning the FCC's Master PSAP Registry and carrier reporting requirements, or to notify the Commission of changes to the PSAP Registry, please send an email to fccpsapregistryupdate@fcc.gov. https://www.fcc.gov/general/9-1-1-master-psap-registry
Message-ID: <68972216-e262-dee5-012f-ed360464fae2@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 09:42:30 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: [telecom] PSAP Text-to-911 Readiness and Certification Registry At the Commission's direction, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) maintains a centralized database, the Text-to-911 Registry, to facilitate requests by public safety answering points (PSAPs) to receive 911 communications via text messages, including messages in real-time text (RTT) format. This website provides information on the Commission's text-to-911 and RTT rules and the Text-to-911 Registry, as well as instructions for 911 authorities and PSAPs that wish to enter information in the Text-to-911 Registry. https://www.fcc.gov/general/psap-text-911-readiness-and-certification-form
Message-ID: <a1ccbf35-d71a-ea91-bd78-4a7c34c33bb8@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 09:14:04 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: [telecom] Texting 911 won't bring help for most of country In the last 3 months alone, 13,000 texts to 911 have gone un-answered, and very few call centers across the country are equipped to handle them. NBC's Tom Costello reports on the problem and the FCC's aims to increase emergency texting's reach. https://www.today.com/video/texting-911-wont-bring-help-for-most-of-country-26127939741 -- (Please remove QRM to use the "From" address)
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