FCC Approves AT&T's Use of Galileo for Wireless Location Accuracy
The FCC approved a request by AT&T to use the Galileo satellite system to improve the reliability of its enhanded-911 location services. “We find that AT&T satisfies the conditions for Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers to integrate foreign satellite…
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signals into E911 services,” the Public Safety Bureau said in a Wednesday order in docket 07-114: “Granting AT&T’s Request would serve the public interest by improving mobile device location determination, thus improving emergency response and saving lives, without increasing the exposure of AT&T devices to harmful interference.”