User's Manual

E-20
Emergency Calls
Never rely solely upon your wireless phone for essential communications
(e.g., medical emergencies), if it can be
avoided, since a wireless phone requires a complex combination of
radio signals, relay stations and landline networks for its operation.
Consequently, emergency calls may not always be possible under all
conditions on all wireless phone systems. Your wireless phone, however,
may sometimes be the only available means of communication at the
scene of an accident. When making an emergency call, always give
the recipient all necessary information as accurately as possible. Never
terminate an emergency call until you have received clearance to do so.
k FCC Enhanced 911 (E911) Rules
Background
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires wireless
carriers to transmit specific latitude and longitude location (Automatic
Location Identification = ALI) information as well as “911” calls to Public
Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) to identify the location of the caller
in case of emergency. Generally, the rules require that carriers identify
an E911 caller’s location within 50 meters of the actual location for
67 percent of calls and within 150 meters of the actual location for 95
percent of calls.
k This phone’s ALI Capability
This phone’s is an ALI-capable phone equipped with a GPS (Global
Positioning System) receiver supporting a satellite-based GPS ALI-