Emergency first responders across the United States may soon be relying on Russian satellites to plot the location of the mobile American di...
Emergency first responders across the United States may soon be relying on Russian satellites to plot the location of the mobile American distress call.
This is not an Onion story.
The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to deliberate next week on a plan to use Russian satellites over other competing satellite systems for tracking the exact location of U.S. emergency 911 calls from mobile phones, the source of most emergency calls.
The plan is backed by major U.S. telecommunications giants like Verizon, Sprint, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA, along with the Association of Public Safety Communications.
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http://news.investors.com/Politics-Andrew-Malcolm/012315-735953-fcc-plan-to-route-911-calls-through-russian-satellites.htm?ven=rss
This is not an Onion story.
The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to deliberate next week on a plan to use Russian satellites over other competing satellite systems for tracking the exact location of U.S. emergency 911 calls from mobile phones, the source of most emergency calls.
The plan is backed by major U.S. telecommunications giants like Verizon, Sprint, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA, along with the Association of Public Safety Communications.
Read More At Investor's Business Daily:
http://news.investors.com/Politics-Andrew-Malcolm/012315-735953-fcc-plan-to-route-911-calls-through-russian-satellites.htm?ven=rss
