Comcast said there is only one method that is...
Comcast said there is only one method that is technically feasible for over-the-top (OTT) message providers to use to route the texts and some 911 location information to public safety answering points that could be installed by a Dec. 31…
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deadline. “Implementation on certain operating systems could result in customer confusion and make it more difficult for consumers to send a text to 911 successfully,” the company reported executives told officials in the FCC Office of Strategic Planning and Public Safety Bureau. Possible ways to improve that one model that works for Comcast, what it called a “CMRS-network based” one, could include cooperative work among OTT providers, operating system vendors and CMRS providers to “develop a dedicated application programming interface solely for emergency services,” said a filing Monday in docket 11-153 (http://1.usa.gov/1kqclYa). Comcast provides OTT texting services to some of its subscribers linked to their home phones.