Free 911 calling on a cellular phone seems too good to be true, aren the cellular carriers concerned about this service requirement?
They are concerned and effective December 1, 1997 all cellular carriers must honor the FCC ruling. Three of the top cellular carriers and wireless trade associations including the Cellular Telephone Industry Association CTIA have asked the FCC to reconsider it’s 911 rules. The FCC rules mandate that even cellular phones without a service contract be allowed to make emergency calls. Edward Warner of Wireless Week gives an explanation of the wireless industries concerns with 911. “Studies regularly rate personal safety as a chief reason subscribers get cellular service and several of the carriers seeking reconsideration warned that the new rule would give those customers a free ride. PrimeCo Personal Communications noted that when the FCC imposed the obligation on commercial mobile radio services, it pointed to a long-standing requirement for free 911 calling from pay phones. However, pay phones are owned by local exchange carriers-which “are public utilities and carriers of last resort”
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