PSAP

In addition to the demo, I had the opportunity to speak with Denver 911 officials about the frustrations they face in locating wireless callers (approximately 60 percent of the calls the PSAP receives come from wireless callers).

FierceWireless 2010

The PSAP is the centralized location responsible for answering 911 calls for emergency assistance.

RCR Wireless News >> FCC 2009

The plan also calls for the NG911 system to be more flexible and efficient as well as be able to interoperate with other agencies beyond the basic PSAP.

Lon S. Cohen: FCC Broadband Plan Calls For Next Generation 9-1-1 2010

Additionally, the NG911 system should be able to be standard across every PSAP in the nation allowing for fluid communication from everywhere from everyone using every available means of communication, including VOIP.

Lon S. Cohen: FCC Broadband Plan Calls For Next Generation 9-1-1 2010

Only one PSAP (in Rhode Island) has incorporated GPS technology so far.

Is That You In Aisle 6? 2007

In the effort to meet the FCC's e-911 deadline, wireless firms say they still need the cooperation of local telephone companies and the public-safety answering points (PSAP), which are the operators who actually field emergency calls.

Is That You In Aisle 6? 2007

All of that is necessary to get the ANI to the E911 tandem for delivery to the PSAP; the correctness of the location information associated with the ANI in the ALI database which implies a non-nomadic phone number is needed on top of that to provide the location info.

AT&T’s IP-Centrex 2005

I'm a "Communications Supervisor" at the primary Public Safety Answering Point PSAP for my city and county.

Archive 2005-03-01 2005

The PSAP operators take emergency calls, identify the caller's location, request the program to match the PSAP with the caller's area and then initiate a three-way call with the appropriate emergency response operator.

Archive 2005-10-01 Peter Zura 2005

To implement this novel solution, Verizon will perform all necessary modifications and translations to the network elements in each PSAP service area that bundle the ALI and selective routing infrastructure.

Verizon heeds Vonage’s e911 call 2005