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Experts Available To Discuss FCC Requirement for Internet Phones to Supply 911 Emergency Service

Business Wire, May 20, 2005

TOPIC: In a 4-0 vote, the Federal Communication Commission ordered Internet phone providers to supply dependable 911 emergency call service, according to The Associated Press. The FCC is giving companies 120 days to comply with the order. Companies who fail to comply with the requirement will face fines and cease-and-desist orders.

EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story:

Jason Angelides is an expert in wireless location based services (LBS) as they are deployed in the United States and worldwide. He can speak to the deployment of enhanced wireless 911 (E911) and how it sets the stage for consumer wireless location based services such as child finders and asset trackers. Angelides is an expert in technology for LBS including U-TDOA (Uplink Time Difference of Arrival), A-GPS (assisted GPS), GPS, Cell-ID, etc. He can speak directly to the issues involved in the deployment of a network-based location system versus a GPS or satellite based system and the strengths and weaknesses of the technologies. He is widely quoted in the field and has authored numerous white papers. As Director, Global Services, Jason is charged with leading TruePosition's drive to deliver true value location products and services to the EU and wider international marketplace. Drawing on 10 years' in the sector, Jason is responsible for developing relationships across the wireless location industry. He has worked at TruePosition since 1998, during which time the company has implemented the largest LBS deployment in history: making high accuracy E-911 services available to U.S. consumers.

A trained police officer, Richard Dale is the chairman and CEO of iXP Corp., a leading national provider of consulting and integration services, working exclusively in the public safety emergency communications market. iXP's expertise has been at the center of New York City Police Department's ongoing initiative to implement Wireless E911 capability across New York's five boroughs. Wireless E911 functionality ensures emergency communications centers can determine the location of a caller placing a 911 call from a wireless telephone. Also, iXP was commissioned by the New York Fire Department to evaluate the department's radio communications infrastructure in the wake of the attacks on the World Trade Center.

Janice Partyka, vice president, external affairs of TechnoCom, is an expert in E911 wireless location. TechnoCom offers carriers and enterprise solution providers a portfolio of wireless location service management products, carrier-grade middleware and a full suite of wireless enterprise solutions. Founded in 1995, TechnoCom has built a world-class team and reputation for domain leadership in location technology, wireless communications and location-based OSS and BSS. The company's customers include some of the world's largest wireless carriers and systems integrators including, among others, Alltel, ARINC, AT&T Wireless, Nextel, Raytheon, SAIC, Sprint, Telefonica, Telus, T-Mobile, Triton PCS and Verizon. For more information, please visit www.technocom-wireless.com.

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