{"id":12408,"date":"2010-11-24T06:36:14","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T11:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=12408"},"modified":"2010-11-24T06:54:53","modified_gmt":"2010-11-24T11:54:53","slug":"fcc-updating-911-for-the-texting-generation-srsly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/11\/24\/fcc-updating-911-for-the-texting-generation-srsly\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC Updating 911 for the Texting Generation, SRSLY"},"content":{"rendered":"

FCC Updating 911 for the Texting Generation, SRSLY<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Ryan Singel
\nNovember 22, 2010<\/p>\n

In a bid to bring the life-saving emergency service 911 into the 21st
\ncentury, the FCC is looking at letting citizens report crimes through text
\nmessages and even stream video from their mobile phones to emergency
\ncenters.<\/p>\n

Established as a national standard in 1968, 911 handles more than 230
\nmillion calls a year \u2014 70 percent of which now come from mobile phones.<\/p>\n

The last real overhaul of 911 by the FCC came in 2001, when mobile carriers
\nwere required to allow 911 to identify the location of callers either
\nthrough GPS or cell-tower data. In the middle of the decade, some internet
\ntelephony companies were also required to implement 911 calling that would
\nroute emergency calls to the appropriate local center \u2014 a non-trivial task
\ngiven the mobility of laptops and equipment using voice-over-internet
\nprotocol (VOIP).<\/p>\n

But the 911 system still can\u2019t handle text messages, multimedia messages or
\nstreaming video, all of which could be very helpful to first responders. A
\nsystem that could handle those messages would also allow people to report
\ncrimes without being overheard, which could be useful in situations ranging
\nfrom kidnapping to seeing someone being robbed on the street.<\/p>\n

In a press release announcing Tuesday\u2019s changes, the FCC pointed to the
\nnow-infamous shooting rampage at Virginia Tech as an example of how a more
\nmodern system could be useful.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe technological limitations of 9-1-1 can have tragic, real-world
\nconsequences,\u201d the release said. \u201cDuring the 2007 Virginia Tech campus
\nshooting, students and witnesses desperately tried to send texts to 9-1-1
\nthat local dispatchers never received. If these messages had gone through,
\nfirst responders may have arrived on the scene faster with firsthand
\nintelligence about the life-threatening situation that was unfolding.\u201d<\/p>\n

The FCC also plans to allow automated pinging of 911 by sensors, including
\nchemical detection sensors, alarm systems, medical devices and systems like
\nOn-Star in automobiles.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear yet where the money will come from for the upgrades, whether
\nthey will be federal requirements states and cities must carry out or if
\nthey will simply be suggestions. It\u2019s also unclear whether Facebook\u2019s new
\nMessages service will let you send a note to 911 straight from your Facebook
\npage or mobile app (that\u2019s a joke, sort of).<\/p>\n

Source:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/2010\/11\/fcc-911-texting\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FCC Updating 911 for the Texting Generation, SRSLY By Ryan Singel November 22, 2010 In a bid to bring the life-saving emergency service 911 into the 21st century, the FCC is looking at letting citizens report crimes through text messages…<\/p>\n

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