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To: slacker711 who wrote (23250)	6/18/2002 11:12:32 PM
From: waitwatchwander	of 197076

AT&T Wireless to Settle FCC Probe washingtonpost.com The Associated Press Tuesday, June 18, 2002; 10:27 PM WASHINGTON –– The Federal Communications Commission Tuesday approved a consent decree that ends an investigation into whether AT&T Wireless Services Inc. violated rules for enhanced 911 service, FCC spokesman John Winston confirmed with Dow Jones Newswires. As part of the consent decree, the company has agreed to make a $100,000 voluntary contribution to the U.S. Treasury. Tuesday's action stems from AT&T Wireless' decision to substitute a different technology from what was originally proposed by the FCC for deploying Phase II E-911 on the company's legacy wireless network. So-called enhanced 911, or E-911, will be rolled out in two phases and is designed to pinpoint a caller's location by analyzing the signals sent between wireless handsets and cellular towers or global positioning satellites. Traditionally, wireless calls to 911 have been routed to public safety authorities without information on the caller's location or phone number. Phase I of enhanced 911 service involves a wireless carrier's ability to transmit the 911 caller's phone number and location of the cell site where the call originated to the 911 public safety center. The FCC's Phase II mandate requires carriers to provide more precise location information. AT&T Wireless said it is "pleased that our revised proposal has gained support from public safety officials and has been approved by the FCC. Today's action gives us a practical framework for implementing the next phase of this challenging but important mandate on our TDMA network." AT&T Wireless has committed to a timeline for deployment of its network-based location technology within its Time Division Multiple Access network. If the company fails to meet the deployment benchmarks set in the consent decree, it will make additional payments to the U.S. Treasury. The order didn't specify potential amounts for the payments. Tuesday's order is separate from a proposal made by the commission in May, which sought to fine AT&T Wireless $2.2 million for failing to deploy technology that allows emergency service personnel to track the location of a 911 call made on AT&T's new wireless phones. AT&T Wireless requested a waiver from an initial October 2001 deadline in the E-911 requirement, saying it could provide handsets with location capability but needed more time to meet location accuracy requirements. The waiver was for customers using AT&T's new network, which uses a standard known as "GSM." But the FCC alleged that AT&T began to deploy its GSM network without handsets that could indicate caller location and without installing some required equipment in the network itself. The FCC also said the company failed to inform the agency that its waiver request "was no longer substantially accurate and complete." As part of Tuesday's order, AT&T Wireless will also submit quarterly reports to the FCC on its progress and compliance with the consent decree and the E-911 Phase II rules. The FCC's deadline for full compliance with its Phase II E-911 mandate is Dec. 31, 2005. © 2002 The Associated Press

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