Outreach News 9/24/2010

1. The Federal Communications Commission took action to help strengthen and improve the ability of Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs, or 9-1-1 call centers) to quickly locate wireless 9-1-1 callers and dispatch emergency responders to assist them during emergencies. The Commission has unanimously adopted a Second Report and Order that requires wireless carriers to meet the Commission’s wireless location accuracy requirements in more numerous and geographically smaller areas. As a result, wireless 9-1-1 location information will be reported to PSAPs more accurately in many areas throughout the country. The Order requires wireless carriers to provide reliability data on each 9-1-1 call upon the request of a PSAP, which will improve the ability of public safety personnel to assess the accuracy of location information. Most importantly, the Commission’s actions today will help save lives by enabling emergency response personnel in many places to reach people who call 9-1-1 from mobile devices sooner.

The Commission also unanimously adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) and Notice of Inquiry (NOI), as recommended in the National Broadband Plan, that explores how to further improve the location capability of 9-1-1 and E9-1-1 services for existing and new voice communications technologies, including new broadband technologies associated with the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) networks.

FCC TAKES ACTION TO IMPROVE WIRELESS 9-1-1 SERVICES. The Federal Communications Commission took action to help strengthen and improve the ability of 9-1-1 call centers to quickly locate wireless 9-1-1 callers and dispatch emergency responders to assist them during emergencies. News Release. Adopted: 09/23/2010. News Media Contact: Robert Kenny at (202) 418-2668, email: Robert.Kenny@fcc.gov PSHSB . Contact Patrick Donovan at (202) 418-2413, email: Patrick.Donovan@fcc.gov
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A2.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A3.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A4.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A5.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A6.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A2.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A3.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A4.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A5.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A6.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A1.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A2.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A3.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A4.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A5.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301653A6.txt

WIRELESS E911 LOCATION ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS. FCC Takes Action To Improve Wireless 9-1-1 Services. (Dkt No. 07-114 ). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 09/23/2010 by ORDER. (FCC No. 10-176). PSHSB http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A2.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A3.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A4.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A5.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A6.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A2.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A3.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A4.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A5.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A6.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A1.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A2.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A3.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A4.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A5.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-176A6.txt


WIRELESS E911 LOCATION ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS/E911 REQUIREMENTS FOR IP-ENABLED SERVICE PROVIDERS. FCC Takes Action to Improve Wireless 9-1-1 Services. (Dkt No. 05-196 07-114 ). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 09/23/2010 by FNPRM. (FCC No. 10-177). PSHSB
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A2.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A3.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A4.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A5.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A6.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A2.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A3.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A4.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A5.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A6.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A1.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A2.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A3.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A4.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A5.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-177A6.txt

2. FCC ANNOUNCES TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 14TH OPEN MEETING.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301658A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301658A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301658A1.txt

3. The Federal Communications Commission today took steps to free up vacant airwaves between TV channels -- called “white spaces” -- to unleash a host of new technologies, such as “super Wi-Fi,” and myriad other diverse applications. This is the first significant block of spectrum made available for unlicensed use in more than 20 years. The Commission is also taking steps to ensure that incumbent services are protected from interference from the use of white spaces in various ways. In particular, today’s Order reserves two vacant UHF channels for wireless microphones and other low power auxiliary service devices in all areas of the country. It also maintains a reasonable separation distance between TV White Space device and wireless microphone usage permitted to be registered in the database

FCC FREES UP VACANT TV AIRWAVES FOR "SUPER WI-FI" TECHNOLOGIES. News Release. (Dkt No 04-186 03-280 ). Adopted: 09/23/2010. News Media Contact: Bruce Romano at (202) 418-2124, email: Bruce.Romano@fcc.gov OET . Contact Hugh Van Tuyl at (202) 418-7506, email: Hugh.VanTuyl@fcc.gov or Alan Stillwell at (202) 418-2470, email: Alan.Stillwell@fcc.gov
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A2.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A3.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A4.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A5.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A6.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A2.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A3.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A4.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A5.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A6.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A1.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A2.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A3.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A4.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A5.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301650A6.txt

UNLICENSED OPERATION IN THE TV BROADCAST BANDS/ADDITIONAL SPECTRUM FOR UNLICENSED DEVICES BELOW 900 MHZ AND IN THE 3 GHZ BAND. FCC Frees Up
Vacant TV Airwaves for "Super WI-FI" Technologies. (Dkt No. 04-186 02-380 ). Action by: The Commission. Adopted: 09/23/2010 by MO&O. (FCC No. 10-174). OET http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A2.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A3.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A4.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A5.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A6.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A2.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A3.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A4.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A5.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A6.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A1.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A2.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A3.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A4.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A5.txt
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-174A6.txt

4. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON ADDITIONAL PETITION FOR WAIVER TO DEPLOY 700 MHZ PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK. (DA No. 10-1796). (Dkt No 06-229 ). PSHSB . Contact: Jennifer Manner at (202) 418-3619, email: Jennifer.Manner@fcc.gov
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-1796A1.doc
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-1796A1.pdf
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-1796A1.txt