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Battle Brews Over E911 Deadline

Jul 26, 2005, 3:45 PM by (staff)

The ComCARE Alliance, an umbrella group for organizations involved in public safety - from healthcare providers to law enforcement, have requested that the FCC maintain its December 31 E911 deadline. The deadline mandates that carriers which use phone-based location systems show that 95% of subscribers have location capable phones by the end of 2005. The CTIA and Rural Carrier Association already petitioned the FCC to have the deadline extended or dropped. Now local organizations in mostly rural states are also joining in, joining forces in hopes of convincing the FCC to grant waivers to specific locales and carriers. Rural users tend to rely on analog phones still since digital coverage is less reliable or non existent in many less populous areas.

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bigoltexasboy

Jul 27, 2005, 11:30 AM

The whole thing should be dropped.

Until carriers can get digital service in all area, there are too many people who rely on the analog phone. I have talked to people that still use the old bag phones because that's all they can get out with. I think this is the government sticking their nose where it doesn't belong. Once the E911 feature is explained, most customers want it and it comes with all new phones. Some customers are paranoid about having a feature like that in their phone and don't want it. Leave it up to the customers and the carriers.

evilbstrd666

Not to assault your post, but it was my understanding that NEW equipment has to have the feature - existing equipment is left alone, so anyone with a positively ancient phone doesn't have to do squat.

Second, I agree that the customer should have a...
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muchdrama

bigoltexasboy said:
Until carriers can get digital service in all area, there are too many people who rely on the analog phone. I have talked to people that still use the old bag phones because that's all they can get out with. I

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axess_denied

Not so many people RELY on bag phones. Many people use bag phones in rare instances (i.e. hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking.) But why is it necessary to be connected at all times, life is going to happen whether or not your phone is receiving a si...
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