Wireless 911 Advisory Group Launched, CTIA Says

CTIA said a broad cross-section of industry stakeholders agreed to work together in a group to advise the FCC on wireless 911 location accuracy implementation. The advisory group and working groups will “advise and provide guidance on implementation of key elements of the FCC’s Order, including a test bed for evaluating location technologies, national emergency address database, Z-axis location information and standards necessary to support these elements,” CTIA said Friday. The FCC approved new location accuracy rules, based on an industry road map, at its January meeting (see 1501290066). “Improved wireless 911 will require the commitment of dozens of stakeholders, including the public safety, people with disabilities [communities], state and local governments and the mobile industry, and we are very encouraged by the broad cross-section of groups that have come together to help implement the FCC’s aggressive timetable,” said Scott Bergmann, vice president-regulatory affairs at CTIA.