Strategic Imperatives by John A. Browne The wireless revolution within the telecommunications industryis seriouslyjeopardizing the telephone companies’ ability to provide locationinformationas part of a 9-1-1 call. Wireline service is a fixed environment.With minorexceptions (foreign exchange and off premise extensions),wireline callsoriginate from a service address, so when a call is made to9-1-1, the serviceaddress can accompany …
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The FCC Docket 94-102, Telecom Act of 96 and You
by Russ Russell 1996 has been an extraordinary year in terms of changes in the lawsaffecting telecommunications and 9-1-1: a real paradigm shift. Focusingon 9-1-1, the FCC CC Docket 94-102 requires wireless carriers to providelocation information on their 9-1-1 callers; and the TelecommunicationsAct of 1996 requires number portability as part of allowing telephone servicecompetition at …
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Confidentiality: Restricting Public Access to 9-1-1Voice Recordings and Data Base Information
Confidentiality: Restricting Public Access to 9-1-1Voice Recordings and Data Base Information by Colonel Ernest E. Ricci The 1996 session of the Rhode Island General Assembly produced two billswhich, if they become law, will directly bear upon public access to 9-1-1voice recordings and data base information. The Senate bill sponsored by Senator Bradford Gorham (R-Foster) passedboth …
A Holistic Approach to a Healthy 9-1-1 Data ManagementSystem
by Beth Ozanich NENA’s News editor asked me recently to write an article about new trendsin data base management and it has taken me some real thinking to decidewhat I should write. I started with a survey of the things that I do everyday that are so different from the activities that occupied my time …
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Number Portability and 9-1-1
by Joe Blaschka, Jr., P.E. It seems as though there is no rest for the weary. While weare still knee deep in wire-less issues, another issue crops up that is going to createproblems. This issue is numberportability. Number portability means different things todifferent people. To the PCScommunity, number portability can mean being able to use …
Non-emergency 9-1-1 Calls: The Problem and the Solution
by Colonel Earnest E. Ricci You must have heard the whimsical story about the home ownerwhose roofleaked. His solution to the problem was to place a bucket underthe stream ofwater. When more leaks developed, he simply added more buckets. Compare that to the action taken by a cellular 9-1-1 callprocessing agency Iread about recently: It …
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FCC Docket 94-102 Will Take Effect 60 Days After Releaseof Text
Due to “Contract with America,” effective date is 60 daysinstead of 30. As NENA has reported, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adoptedDocket 94-102 on June 12, 1996, creating rules to govern the availabilityof basic 9-1-1 services and the implementation of Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1)for wireless services. It is anticipated that the text of this importantdecision will …
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Confidentiality
Protecting 9-1-1 DataBase Confidentiality by Colonel Ernest E.Ricci On August 5, 1996, Rhode Island Governor LincolnAlmond signed into law two legislative bills which will have aprofound effect upon the status of 9-1-1 caller privacy. In reality, the concern for 9-1-1 caller privacy is not uniqueto the new legislation. The original 9-1-1 Emergency TelephoneNumber Act of …
The Race to Promote 9-
The Race to Promote9-1-1 by Ron Harris CORDOVA, Ala. – Most people think it’s a littleinsane to drive a car in excess of 150 miles per hour. Not DannyBagwell. He loves it. In fact, the faster he drives the better helikes it. As a driver on NASCAR’s Goody Dash Series,Bagwell’s success depends on speed and …
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Cellular Priority Access Service by LCDR Angie Abrahamson, TSP Program Office This year, the National Communications System (NCS) willpetition theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt rules forCellularPriority Access Service (CPAS). During emergencies when cellularspectrumis congested, CPAS will provide an authorized user who has anationalsecurity or emergency preparedness (NS/EP) purpose access to thecellularradio spectrum ahead of …