Back in February the FCC released its new E911 standards designed to improve E911 location capability. As we reported in March, most of those new standards were to take effect in April … except for a small handful that happened to be “information collections” and thus subject to the hilariously named Paperwork Reduction Act. Thanks … Continue Reading
The last of the rule revisions adopted by the FCC to help improve cell phone reception has now taken effect, thanks to a notice published in the Federal Register. This proceeding, aimed at allowing use of cellular signal boosters, last showed up on our radar here in the CommLawBlog bunker last fall, when the Commission … Continue Reading
New E911 location rules are just around the corner.… Continue Reading
In the wake of an impressively cooperative response to the Commission's 2014 proposals, the FCC has established a new set of E911 location standards.… Continue Reading
The effective date of the recently-adopted revisions to the cell phone signal booster rules has been set, as have the deadlines for comments concerning additional proposed revisions.… Continue Reading
Underscoring its interest in encouraging consumer cellular signal boosters, the Commission has tweaked its rules governing such devices.… Continue Reading
Comment deadlines have been set with respect to the FCC's latest proposals for increasing E911 location capabilities.… Continue Reading
The FCC is looking to improve the ability of first responders to find E911 callers located indoors.… Continue Reading
We reported last year that all cell phone signal boosters marketed in the U.S. must comply with new standards by March 1, 2014. Not so fast.… Continue Reading
The last piece of red tape has been snipped for the cell phone booster rules adopted last February.… Continue Reading
The effective date of many, but not all, of the FCC's new rules governing cell phone boosters has been set.… Continue Reading
Earlier this year, the FCC adopted new rules on cell phone signal boosters. A new FCC "Consumer Guide" helps booster owners understand the coming changes.… Continue Reading
Are you ready to get boosted? Sorry, but you'll need to wait a little longer for booster manufacturers to bring their products into compliance with a new "Network Protection Standard".… Continue Reading
The final element of the E911 rules as they were revised last year has now taken effect.… Continue Reading
New E911 rules designed to make it easier to locate you (and anybody else with a personal communications device) are now set to take effect in November.… Continue Reading
Deadlines for comments and reply comments have been set with respect to on the Commission's latest effort to improve the accuracy of E-911 location identification capabilities.… Continue Reading
Even as privacy advocates are getting increasingly nervous about the extent to which our communications devices keep tabs on our whereabouts, the FCC is looking to make it easier to monitor our location more precisely and over a broader range of devices.… Continue Reading
Comment deadlines have been set in the wireless signal booster proceeding.… Continue Reading
More new rules looking to increase E911 accuracy standards have now taken effect.… Continue Reading
If you've run into cell phone reception problems, the FCC thinks it may have an answer for you - wireless consumer signal boosters.… Continue Reading
Most, but not all, of the new E911 location accuracy rules will become effective on January 18, 2011.… Continue Reading
Deadlines in two E911-related proceedings have now been set.… Continue Reading
The FCC has accepted a compromise on E-911 accuracy standards, but it's also proposing both to expand their reach to new categories of service providers and to tighten them even further.… Continue Reading
