Hawaii Official Says FCC Making Right Moves on Wireless Location Accuracy
The FCC is on the right track as it moves forward on new location accuracy rules for wireless calls made indoors, said Thera Bradshaw, executive director of Hawaii’s Enhanced 9-1-1 Board, in an email. Bradshaw said she has been a…
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public safety official for more than 30 years and supports Chairman Tom Wheeler’s approach on location accuracy (see 1501130062). “I welcome the opportunity to work with a proactive FCC that is really passionate about tackling location accuracy in order to find people when they need help,” she said. “This Wheeler led FCC is doing just that in their efforts to produce meaningful accurate indoor and outdoor location to achieve a dispatchable address. By putting aside efforts to establish blame and staying the course, bringing all stakeholders into the discussion, the Commission will succeed in attaining the goal of an accurate location when people call 911, sooner rather than later.”