By: Nathan Eddy, eWeek
The goal is to ensure that effective emergency response is a critical element of the broadband environment, the FCC said. At the 2011 Association of Public Safety Communications Officials conference in Philadelphia, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced a five-step action plan to chart the transition to NG911 (Next Generation 911) services. Working with the public-safety community, carriers, manufacturers and other service providers, Genachowski said his goal is to ensure that effective emergency response is a critical element of the broadband environment. Under the five-step action plan, the FCC will develop automatic location accuracy mechanisms for NG-911; facilitate the completion and implementation of NG911 technical standards for the hardware and software that carriers and PSAPs (public-safety answering points) use to communicate NG911 information; work with state 911 authorities, other Federal agencies, and other governing entities to provide technical expertise and develop a coordinated approach to NG911 governance; develop an NG911 funding model focused on the cost effectiveness of the NG911 network infrastructure linking PSAPs and carriers; and enable consumers to send text, photos and videos to PSAPs.
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