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FCC mandates more stringent E911 compliance

September 12, 2007 Vote obligates wireless operators to test compliance with location-accuracy rules at local level instead of at statewide level. TAGS: E911, wireless industry, compliance, CTIA, wireless carrier, rule, T-Mobile, carrier, Sprint Nextel

Police Blotter: E911 rules aid police in tracking cell phones

February 8, 2008 Court order lets Homeland Security obtain precise location data from T-Mobile about customer's movements in real time. TAGS: informant, E911, affidavit, Police Blotter, T-Mobile, homeland security, Minnesota, U.S. District Judge, prosecutor, police, evidence, subscriber, order, location, cell phone, movement

Net phone providers describe E911 obstacles

March 7, 2006 VoIP providers say they're offering enhanced 911 as quickly as possible--but it's no small task. TAGS: E911, Internet phone company, Internet phone, Intrado Inc., Verizon Communications, VoIP company, VoIP, subscriber, IP, database

FCC extends E911 deadline for VoIP users

August 26, 2005 VoIP providers now have until Sept. 28 to notify customers of 911 limitations. Customers must acknowledge by then, or lose service. TAGS: E911, deadline, VoIP, phone service, limitation, VoIP company, VoIP service, Internet phone, IP

With E911 deadline past, what's next for VoIP firms?

December 1, 2005 FCC deadline for providing 911 service to all VoIP customers has come and gone, but uncertainty has only begun. TAGS: E911, VoIP company, Vonage Holdings Corp., Qwest Communications Inc., deadline, VoIP, mandate, 8X8, compliance

FCC abandons E911 deadline

November 8, 2005 No cutoff of customers without 911 access by Nov. 28, but VoIP providers can't market or sell in areas that can't link up. TAGS: E911, VoIP company, VoIP, subscriber, Internet phone, rule, agency, IP

Homing in on a plan for cellular 911

June 4, 2007 Police and firefighters need more accurate data on mobile callers. The FCC has some ideas--but fixes aren't cheap. TAGS: E911, caller, accuracy, cell phone, commission, call-center, GPS, spokesman, mobile phone

More alarms over cell phone E911

July 1, 2005 Cell phone operators tell the FCC they need more time to get location-sensitive phones into customers' hands. TAGS: E911, operator, BellSouth Corp., handset, cell phone, Cingular Wireless, U.S., AT&T Corp.

Big problems for small cell phone carriers?

April 19, 2004 About 90 rural cell phone service providers are out of compliance with federal cell phone location, or e911, rules. TAGS: E911, cell phone service provider, deadline, cell phone, Sprint Nextel, phone provider, cell phone carrier, carrier, service provider

Vonage says it's E911 compliant

December 14, 2005 VoIP operator says all customer 911 calls will include caller's phone number and address, per FCC regulations. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., E911, operator, VoIP, caller, regulation, compliance, call, IP

FCC establishes Net telephony E911 task force

July 25, 2005 Task force will educate consumers and enforce compliance of 911 service rules for VoIP providers. TAGS: E911, cellular company, VoIP, IP telephony, landline phone, phone provider, rule, VoIP company, operator, compliance, call

A short circuit for cellular E911

December 18, 2006 Can first responders find you in an emergency? Don't count on it just yet, despite years of work by wireless providers. TAGS: E911, call-center, caller, wireless phone, emergency, state, call, cell phone, mobile phone, work, database, U.S.

Net phone operators reach E911 deadline

November 29, 2005 By midnight on Monday, VoIP operators must comply with a new FCC rule requiring them to offer emergency service. TAGS: E911, deadline, VoIP, VoIP company, operator, Internet phone, subscriber, rule, compliance, IP, service provider, location

After years of struggle, GPS is taking off

April 9, 2004 The market for products that use GPS technology is heating up in response to technological advances, consumer interest and E911 mandates. TAGS: E911, Qualcomm Inc., GPS, NTT DoCoMo Inc., KDDI Corp., Cingular Wireless, server software, cell phone, form, location, server

Deep discounts on IP telephony

December 5, 2005 How low can pricing on IP telephony go? SunRocket offers a service for less than $10. TAGS: E911, Vonage Holdings Corp., IP telephony, EarthLink Inc., telephony, VoIP, Puerto Rico, phone number, Canada, IP, Skype, pricing, broadband, U.S.

Net phone company's answer to 911

May 27, 2004 As VoIP takes off, one company is tackling a problem that's caught the attention of regulators: How to pinpoint people making emergency calls. TAGS: VoIP Inc., E911, VoIP, Comcast Corp., VoIP company, Internet phone company, call, Internet phone, carrier, service provider

E911--aid or intrusion?

August 18, 2003 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh examines the FCC debate about whether to keep undisclosed the location of a person using a mobile phone to browse the Web or send text messages. TAGS: E911, feet, wireless provider, positioning, call, technique, Nokia Corp., location, law, Cingular Wireless, GPS, cell phone

Tech firms assail proposed broadband rules

November 9, 2005 Google, Microsoft and others agree on at least one thing: a more light-handed, tech-neutral approach to regulating the Net. TAGS: E911, broadband video, Microsoft Office Live Meeting, draft, broadband, Microsoft TV, Net Neutrality, IAC/InterActive Corp., broadband Internet, Amazon.com Inc., broadband service, Internet service, VoIP, Xbox Live, Google Inc., DSL

FCC requirement could strand VoIP customers

August 25, 2005 As many as 100,000 Net phone subscribers who haven't formally acknowledged 911 limitations could be cut off next week. TAGS: E911, VoIP, Internet phone, deadline, Comcast Corp., limitation, subscriber, requirement

Cell phone chip designer rides high in IPO

April 22, 2004 Shares of SiRF Technology, which designs global positioning chips for cell phones, jumped more than 25 percent on the first day of trading. TAGS: GPS, E911, IPO, cell phone chip, NTT DoCoMo Inc., positioning, Nextel Communications Inc., designer, cell phone, Sprint Nextel, intellectual property
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