T-Mobile Seeks Real-Time Text Clarity

T-Mobile sought clarification of one aspect of the FCC December order establishing a common standard for the transition from text technology (TTY) to real-time text (RTT), an order approved 5-0 under former Chairman Tom Wheeler (see 1612150048). The order "in places, seems to inaccurately describe the way carriers deliver calls to Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) in some cases,” the carrier said in a filing in docket 16-145. “T-Mobile therefore requests the Commission clarify carrier obligations with respect to delivery of RTT calls to PSAPs using an Emergency Services IP Network to ensure that regulatory requirements do not conflict with real-world deployments.”