Exam 3: 9-1-1: Its History, Current Status and the Next Generation

The FCC has required that the location of cell phone callers be identifiable.

Cellular phone technology has not impacted 9-1-1 systems.

Alabama Telephone worked diligently to become the first telephone company to provide 9-1-1 service in February of 1968.

PBX (Private Branch Exchange) systems are common in business environments. Large business complexes, government buildings, college and university campuses all use PBX systems. The problem that this creates for the 9-1-1 system is:

Wireless network operators must verify the phone number and cell phone tower used by callers, within six minutes of a request by a PSAP as Part of requirements

The ESN is a three digit number with one digit identifying the responsible police department, the fire department, and another identifying the EMS agency for that address.

In order to be considered Phase 2 compliant both the PSAP and the telephone company must be capable of the following:

Basic 9-1-1 provides the telephone's registered owner and the address of the phone.

The routing of a call through the E9-1-1 system to obtain a callers address goes through a:

The FCC controls the Public Switch Telephone Network but does not have any say in VoIP.

The American Congress first investigated a universal emergency number for the United States and finally passed the legal mandate in:

The Selective Router is a tool used to route calls to the appropriate Public Safety Answering Point.

The acronym ANI stands for:

The Term "ring-down" typically refers to a process where:

The term MSAG means:

There are 4 phases required by the FCC to locate cell phone callers.

GPS is an important part of the current day 9-1-1 system.

A "Ghost Caller" refers to:

The acronym ALI stands for:

A "Z" coordinate provides