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To: foundation who wrote (33134)	3/5/2003 3:33:47 PM
From: pheilman_	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196654

re: FCC May Fine T-Mobile for Lacking Locator Capability Great to have a chance to go on record, again, that EOTD or TDOA or any other network based solution, will not work. The base stations are sited for communication coverage and not nearly dense enough for triangulation. It will work in urban areas, but the requirement that three base stations observe the mobile for a fix is challenging. But, hey, it is a European, well English, firm that the GSM carriers are wasting their money with. How is it that the GSM providers are able to keep this fiction going? Paul

To: foundation who wrote (33134)	3/5/2003 5:33:06 PM
From: John Biddle	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 196654

T-Mobile, FCC: T-Mobile Reviewing Options on Fine Dow Jones Business News Wednesday March 5, 2:51 pm ET biz.yahoo.com Regarding the proposed fine against T-Mobile, company senior corporate counsel Bob Calaff said that "further analysis is required in order to determine what options T-Mobile plans to pursue." However, he said the company voluntarily disclosed its E-911 compliance problems to the FCC. T-Mobile plans to fully comply with pending requests from 911 call centers by October, with the majority to be fulfilled by July. "T-Mobile will continue to work with the commission and all involved parties," Calaff said. -By Mark Wigfield, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-828-3397; Mark.Wigfield@dowjones.com

To: foundation who wrote (33134)	3/5/2003 6:28:46 PM
From: pyslent	Respond to of 196654

"We pay our vendors a significant extra cost for this GPS chipset in the phone, which we cannot charge our customers because of the intensely competitive wireless pricing," <Verizon's general counsel> said. Did it ever occur to Verizon that the technology enabled by these GPS chipsets could be monetized in other ways? They should look to the example of AT&T wireless for ways that location-based services can be made available to the benefit of customers that do NOT rely on publically-funded services. It's appalling that carriers bemoan the lack of data uptake when they just aren't offering any data services that are worthwhile.