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Social Network. Complete the registration form. In 1996, the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued Report and Order
94-102, which established the plan to implement wireless 911
services throughout the United States. While maintaining a
hands-off approach to the technology used, the document provided
a much-needed timetable and standards of accuracy for wireless
location. As emergency services providers, we are well aware of
the need to obtain a good address – something that has been
problematic with cellular telephones since their introduction to
the public market two decades ago. Emergency communications
personnel have long been frustrated by the “mixed blessing” of
wireless devices. On the one hand, persons needing assistance on
limited-access highways and in remote areas benefit from the
ability to immediately contact