FCC Chief Wants Better Cell Phone Location System
By Will Park on Friday, April 6th, 2007 at 2:01 pm PST In Announcements, Services
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has really been ruffling things up recently. This time he’s got the 911 system squarely in his sights. With, more and more 911 calls being made on cell phones these days (to the tune of 230,000 cellular calls a day), Martin is determined to make sure that emergency responders can pinpoint the cellphone’s location. See, unlike landlines, cell phone location information is often vague at best - it’s not like you see on CSI, people. Even though wireless carriers have to guarantee location info, it can be off by several miles. And, Martin wants significant changes to the 911 system “to make sure public safety doesn’t lose because we don’t take advantage of the changes in technology” - even if mobile phone manufacturers have to make some changs as well.
Soon, thanks to Chairman Martin, Big Brother will always know exactly where you are. Great, good going Kev.
Via: MSNBC
