Thursday, December 22, 2022

FCC Votes to Require Carriers to Use Location-Based Routing of 911 Calls

By Leslie Stimson, Inside Towers Washington Bureau Chief
As many as 23 million wireless 911 calls may be mis-routed each year, according to the FCC. Yesterday, Commissioners proposed rules to better target wireless 911 calls and texts to eliminate that problem. 

Historically, wireless 911 calls have been routed to 911 call centers based on the location of the cell tower that handles the call. But if a 911 call is made near a county or a city border—the nearest cell tower may be in a neighboring jurisdiction. That means the call needs to be re-routed, costing critical emergency response time, and wasting resources. Continue Reading

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