Technologie i telekomunikacja · 6/11/1999
Compatibility of Wireless Services With Enhanced 911; Request for Comment on Wireless E911 Phase II Automatic Location Identification Requirements
This document requests comment on several issues relating to implementation of Phase II of the Commission's Enhanced 911 (E911) service rules. The Commission's E911 Rules require that covered wireless carriers deploy Automatic Location Identification (ALI) as part of E911 service beginning October 1, 2001, provided certain conditions are met. The Commission has expressed concern that the effect of this rule may not be technologically or competitively neutral for certain technologies, and expressed its willingness to consider such issues either in the E911 rulemaking or in response to requests for waivers. In response to a document released on December 24, 1998, a number of parties filed waiver requests and responsive pleadings. This document solicits comments on a variety of related issues in order to expedite decisionmaking on whether or not to promulgate Phase II standards in light of the potential availability of handset-based technologies.