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FCC May Stop 911 Access For NSI Phones
An anonymous reader writes: It's generally known that if you call 911 from a cell phone in the USA, you will be connected to the nearest Public Safety Access Point, whether or not the phone has an active account. This is the basis for programs that distribute donated phones for emergency-only use. However, the FCC has proposed a rule change that would eliminate the requirement for telephone companies to connect 911 calls made by NSI (non-service-initialized) phones. The main reason for the proposed rule change are the problems caused by fraudulent 911 calls made through NSI phones. Yet respondents cited by the FCC show that as many as 30% of 911 calls from NSI phones are for legitimate emergencies. The comment period for the proposed rule change ends on June 6th, 2015.
Well then fraudulent 911 calls need to be ruthlessly prosecuted and punished so people stop doing them, or you can pay for them. Make it mandatory. We can call it Obama911.
Lemme guess, you just blew in from 8chan and are angry because you won't be able to send SWAT teams to Anita Sarkeesian on a daily basis. Boo fucking hoo. Go find someone else to bully and stop wasting government and taxpayer resources on your stupid anti-feminist crusade.