1. PSAP Manager Meeting
September 12, 2013

2. August 2013 Tarrant County 9-1-1
82.9% of calls came from wireless phones

3. 9-1-1 CALLS ANY PSAP AT ANY HOUR
Of every 10 calls
2 from landline phones
1 residential
1 business
8 from wireless phones
7 from regular wireless
1 from NSI wireless

4. Wireless Accuracy
CALNENA wrote an article for Dispatch Monthly that stated that wireless accuracy results in California were declining and well below FCC requirements.
Current test results in Texas (Bexar Metro, GHC and TC-911) do not support the CALNENA findings

5. Can you remember the current FCC requirements for wireless accuracy?

6. 67% of calls within 50 meters / 100 meters
Wireless Accuracy
67% of calls within 50 meters / 100 meters
90% of calls within 150 meters / 300 meters

7. What about the other 10% of calls not covered under the requirement?
Wireless Accuracy
What about the other 10% of calls not covered under the requirement?

8. 67% of calls within 50 meters / 100 meters
Wireless Accuracy
67% of calls within 50 meters / 100 meters
Current test results – 97.5% of calls within 50 meters / 100 meters

9. 90% of calls within 150 meters / 300 meters
Wireless Accuracy
90% of calls within 150 meters / 300 meters
Current test results – 98.1% of calls within 150 meters / 300 meters

10. 10 Digit Emergency Numbers
All PSAP’s have them
Required by Texas PUC tariff
Allow citizens to reach police with same answer priority as without giving up their right to privacy
No ALI on calls to these numbers
Since these are dialable numbers, they are also misdialable as well

11. MagicJack A VoIP service provider Very low cost - $19.95 per year
Was not collecting the service fee (.50 per month)
Now starting to collect this fee
Letter to their customers state calling is an option they must now pay for
Tarrant County website has a one page explanation under “What’s New”

12. QUESTIONS?