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FCC Adopts Report and Order Facilitating Transition to Next Generation 911

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On July 18, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Report and Order at its July 2024 Open Commission Meeting intended to facilitate a nationwide transition to Next Generation 911 (NG911) emergency...more

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FCC Proposes Action on Scam and Spam Text Messaging

The FCC proposes requiring mobile wireless providers to block text messages that appear to come from invalid, unallocated or unused numbers, and numbers on a “Do-Not-Originate” list. It also seeks comment on Over the Top...more

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Wireless Roundup (December 2021)

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Key Wireless Deadlines- FCC Requests Comment on Implementation of PSAP Do-Not-Call Registry: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks comment on a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) intended...more

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New 911 Calling Requirements for Enterprise Phone Systems: Are You Ready?

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On August 2, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a Report and Order on 911 calling capability requirements that affect virtually anyone in the enterprise calling platform ecosystem,...more

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911 Concerns Fuel New FCC Proceeding

Imagine dialing 911 and hearing an automated voice tell you that what you have dialed is not a valid number; or reaching a 911 call center only to have emergency personnel dispatched to the wrong location. In response to such...more

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Reminder: FCC Annual 911 Reliability Certification Due October 16, 2017

Annual 911 Reliability Certification - Providers of 911, E911, or NG911 capabilities in the United States must file with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), by October 16, 2017,* an annual certification of the...more

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FCC Takes No Enforcement Action Despite Report Finding that Avoidable Failures Led to AT&T Mobility 911 Outage

On May 18, 2017, at the Federal Communication Commission’s (“FCC” or “Commission”) May Open Meeting, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (“Bureau”) presented its final report on its investigation into the VoLTE 911...more

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Wireless Carriers and Text Messaging Providers Should Check PSAP Registry for Text-to-911 Readiness and Contact PSAPs

Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) released its final public notice of updates to the Commission’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Text-to-911 Readiness and Certification...more

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T-Mobile Agrees to Pay FCC $17.5 Million to Settle 911 Outage Investigation

On July 16th, the Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) reached a $17.5 million Consent Decree with T-Mobile to resolve an investigation into two separate but related 911 service...more

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FCC Explores Feasibility of More Precise Wireless Caller-Location Capabilities for E911 Calls From Indoor Locations and...

Even as privacy advocates become increasingly nervous about the extent to which our communications devices keep tabs on our whereabouts, the FCC is looking to make it easier to monitor our location more precisely, at least...more

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FCC Adopts Rules Requiring All Users of Autodialing and Text-Messaging Equipment to Register With and Scrub Against New Public...

On Oct. 17, 2012, the FCC adopted a Report & Order (R&O) creating a new do-not-call registry for phone numbers assigned to public safety answering points (PSAPs), and requiring all “operators of automatic dialing or robocall...more

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