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Reject Carriers' Z-Axis Waiver Request, Firefighters Urge FCC

Deny petitions by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon (see here, here and here) for waivers of FCC vertical location accuracy rules, officials from the International Association of Fire Chiefs asked an aide to acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. “911 location accuracy is…

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so important,” said a filing posted Friday in docket 07-114: It allows "fire and EMS personnel to provide critical assistance.” Nationwide providers face a mandate to deploy dispatchable location or Z-axis technology in each of the top 25 cellular market areas by April 3.