FCC needs to be involved in defining interoperable text communication
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Changes to all the PSAPs will take time -- more than 6,000 of them, locally controlled.
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Short-term solutions should make use of their existing technology
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Next Generation standards in place for improved text access to 9-1-1
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But what about availability of interoperable text products for direct communication?
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FCC does have a role in this -- leaving it to the marketplace alone is not working
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What is interoperable text communication going forward?
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How can the DOJ make a requirement on a PSAP without coordination of text communication interoperability?
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