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Cell Phones - FCC Requirements
Locating wireless callers to 9-1-1 is a major priority for public safety answering points across the nation. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created a mandate for PSAPs to have location mechanisms in place for locating wireless 9-1-1 callers.
PHASE I: Wireless 9-1-1 service provides to the call taker at 9-1-1 centers, the following information: the callback number of the wireless caller, and the physical location of the cell tower which handled the 9-1-1 call. PHASE II: Wireless 9-1-1 service provides to the call taker at 9-1-1 centers, the following information: Telephone Number of a Wireless 9-1-1 Caller and the location of a 9-1-1 Caller by Latitude and Longitude using either a handset-based or network-based technology.
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