A total fine of 600 million yen or more will be imposed on major carriers due to the suspension of communication to the emergency call phone number '911'.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States has fined carriers for unsuccessful connections to the emergency call number '911'. A report to the FCC revealed that in December 2021, four carriers were fined a total of more than $ 6 million.

Four Companies Settle FCC Investigations of Compliance with 911 Rules | Federal Communications Commission
https://www.fcc.gov/document/four-companies-settle-fcc-investigations-compliance-911-rules

In the United States, except in some areas, you can receive highly urgent services such as police, emergency, and firefighting by calling '911'. Since a failure to call this '911' could lead to a serious accident, the FCC has established rules regarding communication with the '911' and has established a stable connection to the '911' for carriers. We are seeking to secure the above, and we are fined if we violate the rules.

The breakdown of the fines imposed by the FCC on four carriers in December 2021 is as follows.

・ AT & T
A fine of $ 160,000 (about 18 million yen) for not reporting to the 911 call center when communication to '911' was stopped on September 28, 2020. In addition, a fine of $ 300,000 (about 34 million yen) for another failure that occurred on the same day.

・ CenturyLink (Lumen Technologies)
A fine of $ 3.8 million (about 430 million yen) for not reporting to the 911 call center when communication to '911' was stopped on September 28, 2020.

・ Intrado
A fine of $ 1.75 million (about 200 million yen) for not reporting to the 911 call center when communication to '911' was stopped on September 28, 2020.

・ Verizon Wireless
A fine of $ 274,000 (about 31 million yen) for communication failure with '911' that occurred on May 7, 2020.

At the time of this announcement, FCC Chairman Jessica Rosenwessel said, 'Communicators will prevent communications to'911'as much as possible, and if they do, notify the 911 Call Center promptly and adequately. It's important to do it. '

In November 2021, FCC gave $ 19.5 million (about 22) after T-Mobile stopped communicating with '911' due to a large-scale communication failure that occurred in June 2020. I have been told to pay 100 million yen).

FCC Reaches $ 19.5M Settlement of T-Mobile 911 Outage Investigation | Federal Communications Commission
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-reaches-195m-settlement-t-mobile-911-outage-investigation