The FCC wants all phones to have GPS by 2018 to aid 911 emergency responses. The FCC mobile gave manufacturers an eight-year timetable to create location-capable handsets starting in 2010. The FCC is aiming for 85% of carriers’ users to have a GPS-enabled device by 2018. Read the full article at PCMag.com
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.