The new rules would require all wireless carriers to comply with more stringent GPS-based E-911 accuracy requirements by 2019. This includes coverage at the county level or PSAP-territory level. Mandatory reports on tests of accuracy will be required as well.
Reliable location data is invaluable for first reponders, especially under circumstances where a 911 caller is unable to communicate their location. The FCC also plans to explore the ability to locate callers within buildings, since a only street address is insufficient if a call comes from a large building.
This is a step in the right direction for Public Safety, after the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) published Project LOCATE, a study which found discrepancies of wireless 911 call location-accuracy, based on the technology used by carriers.
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