CTIA cautioned FCC against imposing location or roaming requirements for emergency texts to 911
CTIA cautioned the FCC against imposing location or roaming requirements for emergency texts to 911, at least at this time, in a filing made in docket 11-153. The FCC should “refrain from mandating the development of capabilities for legacy platforms,”…
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such as SMS, “which soon will be superseded by next generation technologies,” CTIA said (http://bit.ly/1riUHWy). “As the record in this proceeding illustrates, the Commission’s goals would be best served by allowing affected stakeholders to implement the recently adopted new requirements, and providing additional time for standards work before mandating any additional capabilities be enabled.” CTIA was responding to an August NPRM. More work is required on standards before roaming can be mandated, the group said. “The record in this proceeding is replete with evidence that providing enhanced location information has not yet been demonstrated to be universally attainable.” The Telecommunications Industry Association also urged the FCC to proceed with caution on text-to-911 rules (http://bit.ly/1nsotwO). TIA cautioned “against regarding the standards development process as a mechanism through which creation of otherwise nonexistent technology functionality can be mandated.”