Reuters
2 hours, 38 minutes ago
Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 U.S. carrier, said on Friday more than
95 percent of its customers had phones capable of identifying their
location when they call 911 for help.
U.S. Federal Communications Commission regulations required that by
the end of last year at least 95 percent of all wireless handsets be
able to give emergency personnel the location of a 911 caller.
Verizon, Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S - news) , Alltel Corp.
(NYSE:AT - news) and U.S. Cellular (AMEX:USM - news) were some of
the major providers that sought waivers, but the FCC has yet to act
on the requests.
Verizon said about one-third of 911 call centers, known as public
safety answering points, have upgraded their systems to be able to
receive the location information from callers using wireless phones.
Verizon Wireless is a joint venture between Verizon Communications
(NYSE:VZ - news) and Vodafone Group Plc. (VOD.L)
Sprint Nextel told the FCC recently that more than 84 percent of its
customers had wireless phones capable of identifying their location.
Alltel said it has reached 86.1 percent and expected it could take
until June 2007 to comply with the 95 percent requirement.
Cingular Wireless, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, and Deutsche
Telekom AG's (DTEGn.DE) T-Mobile, are using a network-based solution
to locate callers that dial 911 for help. Therefore, they were not
subject to the 2005 deadline.
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