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Articles tagged with: 911 and E911
US Regulator Tightens Rules for Locating a Mobile Phone in an Emergency
.. phone call, but not until 2019. The US mobile networks have historically provided E911 location information by one of two methods: "handset-based," where location information is generated by GPS or similar technology installe more
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HTC and Sony Ericsson Sued Over Location Based Services Patents
..ile Communications (USA) for allegedly infringing three U.S. patents relating to the emergency 911 (E-911) standard, as mandated by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The patent infringement suit was filed on July 7, 2011 in the U more
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USA Mulls Allowing Text Messages to 911 Emergency Services
Americans needing to contact the emergency services could soon be able to send text messages or even photos and videos taken with cameraphones to the emergency centres if proposals by the telecoms regulator, the FCC are approved. more
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Cash-strapped states raid 911 funds
More than $200 million collected from cell phone users for upgrades to the 911 system has been diverted in the last two years to plug state budget holes, keep campaign promises and, in at least one case, buy police uniforms, an Associated Press analysis has found. more
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Research highlights deficiencies in Canada's proposed wireless E911 services
.. "late in the game" in adopting new rules to implement wireless enhanced emergency (E911) services and there is a definitive need for regulators to play a stronger role in setting national wireless E911 policies and standards, a new r more
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Locating Emergency Callers Improving in the USA
..n (NENA) has reported that ninety-five percent of Americans now reside in areas where wireless 911 service includes the delivery of the user's callback number and estimated caller location to the appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) more
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Canadian Operators Told to Improve 911 Locations Based Services
..ven Canadian wireless service providers a one-year deadline to upgrade their emergency phone ( 911) services. By February 1, 2010, at the latest, emergency responders must be able to determine the location of a person using a cellphone to call more
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High-Accuracy LBS Key to Offsetting Federally Mandated E911 Costs
.. location identification for cell phones as a means for emergency responders to quickly locate 911 dialers. Fortunately, the billions of dollars required to implement this mandate can be leveraged by U.S. carriers to produce commercial Location more
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Location-Based Services to Grow Nearly 170 Percent in 2008
.. should always be able to call an emergency number - enhanced 911 or E911 - and this has stimulated accurate positioning facilities. In Europe, the drive has come from consumer demand and the efforts of handset manufacturers and service operato more
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Shipments of GPS-Enabled Mobile Handsets to More than Quadruple by 2011
.. to more than quadruple from 2006 to 2011 due to the U.S. government's mandate for Emergency 911 (E911) capability as well as wireless operators' initiatives to offer Location-Based Services (LBSs), according to iSuppli. GPS-equipped mobile ha more
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