988 Text Georouting Must Have Deadline Flexibilty: CTIA
The proposed 18-month deadline for nationwide providers to implement 988 text georouting might be sufficient, but the FCC Wireline Bureau needs to be able to waive or stay such deadlines, CTIA said. In docket 18-336 Tuesday, CTIA said the agency…
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also should direct the bureau, as part of its consultations with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and the Department of Health and Human Services, to remain apprised of the development and implementation of text-to-988 georouting solutions and standards. July's FCC meeting will see the commissioners voting on a text-to-988 georouting requirement (see 2507030049).