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Wireless Company Agrees to $1 Million Penalty for 911 Outages

Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty in connection with an investigation into the company’s role in a series of 911 system outages in December 2022.

FCC Reaches Major Settlements Over 911 Communications Failures

The Enforcement Bureau of the U.S. Federal Communications has entered into Consent Decrees with...

U.S. FCC Rule Strengthens Wireless 911 Location Accuracy Requirements

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken steps to strengthen its Enhanced 911...

FCC Settles 911 Outage Incidents

Two companies will pay nearly $600,000 in civil penalties to resolve investigations by the...

Companies Fined for Failing to Accept 911 Calls from Hearing Impaired

Three companies will pay a combined total final of $1.4 million for their inability...

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Unknown Source Causing Regional 911 System to Fail

Emergency personnel have reported intermittent communication outages with the new regional 911 system that...

FCC Implements New Rules to Spread Text-to-911 Availability

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules that will help to...

$100k Fine for Oklahoma Carrier for Failure to Route 911 Calls

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a financial forfeiture of $100,000 against...

Vermont 911 Blackout Caused by Multiple Equipment Failures

A 40-minute blackout of Vermont’s 911 system was caused by technical glitches and blocked 83 callers from reaching the dispatch center. The disruption of service occurred on Wednesday, August 6th from 12:15 pm to 12:55 pm.

FCC Acts to Help Emergency Responders Locate Wireless 911 Calls

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken steps to increase the indoor location...

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