Remarks by Charlene Lake, AT&T’s Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer, as prepared for delivery at the NOYS 2013 Teen Distracted Driving Summit today in Washington, DC: Javon, thanks for that warm welcome. Javon is no newcomer to saving lives. He volunteers his time training high school and middle school students…
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Making ‘911’ Calls in California
Last month, the California chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (CalNENA) sent a letter to the FCC intending to highlight an industry issue regarding ‘911’ wireless location accuracy. The letter says that a high percentage of wireless calls are being delivered to several public safety answering points (PSAPs) in California without enhanced 911 (E911) Phase II location…
Read More Making ‘911’ Calls in CaliforniaAT&T’s Testimony on the Hill about the Spectrum Incentive Auction
Please attribute the following testimony to AT&T’s Joan Marsh, Vice President of Federal Regulatory: Thank you Chairman Walden and Ranking Member Eshoo for inviting AT&T to join in the discussion today. To quote former FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, “this is a big deal.” The 600 MHz auction presents the next, best opportunity to reallocate valuable spectrum…
Read More AT&T’s Testimony on the Hill about the Spectrum Incentive AuctionSupporting Public Safety Through Effective Spectrum Policy
In the Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2012, Congress made provisions to secure up to $7 billion to fund the deployment of the first nationwide public safety broadband network, or FirstNet. This funding, however, only becomes available upon the successful implementation of the broadcast TV incentive auction, which to succeed must generate proceeds far…
Read More Supporting Public Safety Through Effective Spectrum PolicyAT&T Statement on Sen. Schumer’s Bill to Deter the Theft of Wireless Devices
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles Schumer has reintroduced the Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act, which would make it a federal crime to tamper with the unique identification number (IMEI) of a wireless device. The following statement may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “AT&T applauds Senator Schumer for…
Read More AT&T Statement on Sen. Schumer’s Bill to Deter the Theft of Wireless DevicesAT&T Statement on FCC NPRM To Improve ‘911’ Reliability
You may attribute the following to an AT&T spokesperson: “Maintaining the ability to communicate with ‘911’ remains critical for our country, even as real-time, emergency communications become data riding over broadband infrastructure, instead of voice calls riding over copper. As this transformation takes place, we intend to work closely with the Commission to ensure that…
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC NPRM To Improve ‘911’ ReliabilityOur Response to Superstorm Sandy
Authored by Bill Smith, AT&T’s President of Network Operations By all accounts, Superstorm Sandy was a massively destructive event that resulted in more than $70 billion in damage and caused devastating losses for many in the impacted area. More than eight million people lost power, which was a record for a storm-induced power outage. AT&T has…
Read More Our Response to Superstorm SandyAT&T Statement on FCC’s Text-to-911 FNPRM
The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson: “The FCC’s action today to take further comment on text-to-911 is an important first step towards addressing how public safety obligations will be melded into new and emerging communications technologies. These new services are replacing the POTS services consumers have used for the last century. As…
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC’s Text-to-911 FNPRMAT&T Statement on Voluntary Text-to-911 Agreement
The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson: “At AT&T, the safety of our customers is a top priority. We are in the process of launching a standards-based trial service for text-to-911 in the state of Tennessee and expect industry standards to be finalized in early 2013. The voluntary framework that was proposed yesterday…
Read More AT&T Statement on Voluntary Text-to-911 Agreement911 in the Smartphone Age
By Jim Bugel, AT&T Assistant Vice President of Public Safety and Homeland Security Earlier today, my colleague, AT&T Vice President of Public Safety Solutions Mel Coker, announced at the NENA conference that AT&T will launch a trial for Text to 911 later this year with a goal for a nationwide launch in 2013. AT&T has been…
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