Verizon Updates FCC on Location-Based Routing Progress
Verizon had initiated location-based routing for 56 public safety answering points nationwide as of July 7, with another 244 in progress, said a filing posted Thursday in docket 18-64. Verizon said it met with FCC Public Safety Bureau staff at…
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the bureau’s request. “To determine whether device-based hybrid location information provided by the device during a call is adequate for routing, Verizon uses an accuracy threshold of 200 meters maximum horizontal uncertainty with confidence of 90 percent,” the filing said: “Verizon uniformly applies this threshold for all PSAPs, which was derived based on testing and analysis across many different jurisdictions and morphologies.”