Public Safety Bureau Extends Comment Period on Next-Gen 911 Location Accuracy Plan

The FCC Public Safety Bureau extended the comment period for a next-generation 911 location accuracy plan. Comments now are due Dec. 15, replies Dec. 24, the bureau said Tuesday in an order, instead of the original Dec. 10 for comments, Dec. 17 for replies (see 1411200043). The plan was developed by the four largest wireless carriers, the APCO and the National Emergency Number Association (see 1411190064). The bureau is granting a limited extension to give small rural carriers and others additional time to respond to the technical and timeline aspects of the road map, it said.