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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202/  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  Contact:  David  Fiske  October  9,  2002  (202)  418-  0513 
 PRESS  STATEMENT  OF  CHAIRMAN  MICHAEL  POWELL  ON  AT&  T  CONSENT  DECREE  ON  E-  911  IMPLEMENTATION 
 Today  we  adopt  a  consent  decree  with  AT&  T  Wireless  regarding  its  implementation  of  Phase  II  E-  911  on  its  GSM  network.  In  addition  to  a  very  specific  deployment  plan  for  its 
 network,  AT&  T  has  agreed  to  make  a  voluntary  $2  million  contribution  to  the  Treasury  –  the  highest  E911  related  payment  ever. 


 Phase  II  E-  911  deployment  has  vexed  equipment  vendors  and  carriers  alike.  Nonetheless,  national  GSM  carriers  committed  to  very  specific  compliance  plans  -  plans  they 
 have  been  unable  to  achieve.  Consistent  with  our  rules,  the  Commission  is  committed  to  achieving  E-  911  Phase  II  as  rapidly  as  possible. 


 This  enforcement  action  takes  a  critical  step  by  imposing  a  substantial  cost  for  the  delay  and  putting  in  place  the  first  comprehensive  deployment  plan  for  a  national  GSM  carrier. 
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