Rogers wants more transparency in telcos’ proposed NG911 surcharge

By Ahmad Hathout Rogers wants to know why Bell and Telus have such drastic differences in proposed surcharges for a new service that will allow Android phones to more accurately communicate their locations with emergency responders under the next-generation 911 system. The Emergency Location Service (ELS) is a Google location service that allows Android-based devices – relying heavily on Wi-Fi sensors, but also using GPS and cell towers – to provide enhanced location data directly from the device to the public safety answering point (PSAP) where 911 calls are received. The result, it is said, is accuracy, speed and reliability...