Wednesday, October 29, 2003

E-911 Coordination Initiative States are meeting today and tomorrow with the FCC in Washington DC to discuss E-911 deployment.  The meetings are being streamed live.  The Emergency Services Interconnection Forum has developed a readiness packet checklist for Phase 2.  Chairman Powell of the FCC spoke this morning of the goals for the coordination initiative: We all are committed to bringing the benefits of E911 technology to as many Americans as possible as quickly as is practicable; We all recognize that such an effort requires extensive coordination and cooperation among all of the parties – government, PSAPs, Carriers, ILECs, and the public; We all believe that resources for E911 should be deployed at all levels in such a way that every dollar spent is spent to save lives; We all believe that consumers need to know and understand what is possible from E911 and what to expect from their wireless phones; and We all believe that parties should not obstruct E911 deployment based on unnecessary delay or procedural gamesmanship at the state or federal level. Jim Stewart of UEN provides a brief summary of yesterday's UWIN technical committee meeting on his weblog.  Although a large share of potential UWIN users are law enforcement, we see it as much more than that, particularly as we focus more on the data component.  The governance board of UWIN will meet again in early November. Usability.gov has developed a new guide for web design and usability. 9:23:51 AM    comment []

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