05.10.2011 02:05 Uhr, Quelle: MacNN

FCC to require option of GPS all phones for 911 by 2018

The FCC put forward new rule Tuesday that required carriers to offer phones with built-in GPS. Its mandate will have cellular, landline, and VoIP providers have positioning to help find them in a 911 call no later than 2018. Carriers won't have to limit themselves to GPS-aware phones after the cutoff, possibly softening worries that the government might track anyone with a phone.

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