Return-Path: <sentto-279987-2620-1002077397-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Tue, 02 Oct 2001 19:51:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 27829 invoked by uid 510); 3 Oct 2001 02:50:04 -0000 Received: from n8.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.58) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 3 Oct 2001 02:50:04 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-2620-1002077397-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.55] by n8.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 03 Oct 2001 02:49:58 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_4_1); 3 Oct 2001 02:49:57 -0000 Received: (qmail 1713 invoked from network); 3 Oct 2001 02:49:57 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by l9.egroups.com with QMQP; 3 Oct 2001 02:49:57 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta1 with SMTP; 3 Oct 2001 02:49:57 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id TAA10132 for iwar@onelist.com; Tue, 2 Oct 2001 19:49:56 -0700 Message-Id: <200110030249.TAA10132@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 19:49:56 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:Sprint.PCS.to.Offer.Phones.Pinpointing.911.Callers] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sprint PCS to Offer Phones Pinpointing 911 Callers By Jeremy Pelofsky, Reuters, 10/2/2001 <a href="http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=257065">http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=257065># Sprint PCS PCS.N on Monday began selling mobile telephones designed to pinpoint the location of a user who dials 911 for help, although service will not be available until November and then only in one market. Sprint PCS, the nation's fourth-largest mobile telephone carrier, said it plans to launch the service in Rhode Island next month and expand to other areas in coordination with public safety agencies. Oct. 1 is the deadline for U.S. wireless companies to begin offering improved location capability on their networks but most have asked federal regulators to delay implementation because of troubles obtaining the necessary technology and handsets in time. Sprint will sell a mobile telephone manufactured by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 05930.KS, the SPH-N300, for $149.99 that is equipped with global positioning system (GPS) location functionality. "The launch of the SPH-N300 makes Sprint PCS the first and only carrier to meet the FCC handset deadline today and puts us at a clear advantage for offering GPS-enhanced services in the future," said John Garcia, senior vice president of sales and distribution for Sprint PCS. Shares of Sprint Corp.'s wireless stock jumped $1.11, or 4.2 percent, to close at $27.40 on the New York Stock Exchange. When 911 emergency calls are made from land lines, an address appears on an operator's screen. But about 140,000 calls to 911 come from mobile phones each month. Currently, callers from mobile phones seeking help must identify nearby landmarks or have wireless companies trace the call to the closest cell tower for an approximate location. To address that problem, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules that require wireless companies to be able to locate 67 percent of callers to 911 within 50 meters that elect the handset solution while those using network technology must be able to locate the caller within 100 meters. Carriers must ensure 25 percent of all new handsets activated are able to provide location information by Dec. 31 and 100 percent by the end of 2002. But all of the major wireless carriers, including Verizon Wireless VZ.NVOD.L, Cingular Wireless BLS.NSBC.N and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. AWE.N, have asked the FCC to extend timetables for complying with the rules. "I see the commission and carriers entering into implementation agreements," said Tom Wheeler, president and chief executive of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, the trade group for the wireless industry. "It is the starting line." The agency is slated to rule on those requests in the coming days. Sprint, also one of the companies seeking a waiver, said "factors beyond Sprint PCS' control have delayed the installation of the network infrastructure to support the GPS-enabled services in all Sprint PCS markets." In addition to the location information for emergency situations, in the future customers will be able to opt for commercial services like driving directions, traffic services, and entertainment information, Sprint said. ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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