Wireless 911 Implementation Dates

In its original 1997 ruling on wireless 911, the FCC set several deadlines and reporting dates for carriers who are implementing wireless 911 services. In August 2000 they revised several of the dates:

• November 9, 2000, the date for carriers to file E911 Phase II implementation reports from (originally October 1, 2000)
• October 1, 2001, the date for carriers to begin selling and activating ALI-capable handsets (originally March 1, 2001)
• For handset solutions, the following deadlines are established:
  • December 31, 2001: at least 25 percent of all new handsets activated are to be ALI-capable
  • June 30, 2002: 50 percent of all new handsets activated are to be ALI-capable
  • December 31, 2002 and thereafter: 100 percent of all new digital handsets activated are to be ALI-capable
• December 31, 2005, the date for carriers to reach full penetration of ALI-capable handsets in their total subscriber bases (originally December 31, 2004)
• Revised the operational definition of full penetration from "reasonable efforts" to achieve 100 percent penetration of ALI-capable handsets to a requirement that 95 percent of all handsets in a carrier's total subscriber base be ALI-capable.

[previous deadlines explained]

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