TruePosition recently commissioned and produced a test report purporting to show that its proprietary technology can meet the FCC’s proposed benchmarks for locating wireless 911 callers horizontally and vertically indoors. The tests were run on a test bed in Wilmington, Delaware outside the context of the established CSRIC process specifically designed to assess new “911”…
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More on Auction Limits
The word out of the FCC is that we can expect a 600 MHz auction framework item in the May timeframe. This has set the auction restrictions drums beating (again). Calls for large-carrier limitations and even strategic set asides are growing ever louder. In all the rhetoric, some fundamental facts are getting lost. So, let’s ground…
Read More More on Auction LimitsAT&T Statement on ‘911’ Location Accuracy
The following statement may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson: “AT&T fully supports the FCC’s goal of improving accuracy in locating ‘911’ wireless callers in both outdoor and indoor locations. Unfortunately, the Commission has tentatively proposed unrealistic targets for location accuracy indoors. Indeed, the recent FCC CSRIC Report shows that no vendor currently has proven…
Read More AT&T Statement on ‘911’ Location AccuracyAT&T Statement on FCC’s Text-to-911 Policy Statement and NG911 Proposed Rulemaking
The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson: “Today’s action by the FCC is an important step in the Commission’s and the industry’s ongoing efforts to enable consumers to reach ‘911’ emergency personnel through text messaging no matter the underlying service or technology. Since joining our fellow carriers in a voluntary commitment, AT&T has devoted…
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC’s Text-to-911 Policy Statement and NG911 Proposed RulemakingImages from the NOYS 2013 Teen Distracted Driving Summit
AT&T’s Charlene Lake addresses the crowd at the 2013 NOYS Teen Distracted Driving Summit in Washington, DC.
Read More Images from the NOYS 2013 Teen Distracted Driving SummitRemarks by AT&T’s Charlene Lake at NOYS Teen Distracted Driving Summit
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…
Read More Remarks by AT&T’s Charlene Lake at NOYS Teen Distracted Driving SummitMaking ‘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…
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