EC095 - ETNO Expert Contribution commenting on EGEA Committee “Operational Needs for Access to Emergency Services”

In this Expert Contribution, ETNO presents its comments on the document “Operational Needs for Access to Emergency Services” EGEA07 -02 v1.3, issued following the 18 December 2007 Expert Group on Emergency Access (EGEA) meeting. Detailed remarks are formulated on various paragraphs. In particular, ETNO finds that the currently non-existing video calling functions suited for sign language and lip reading as well as IP-based real time platforms should be mentioned as part of the supplementary operational needs instead of the core requirements.

In this Expert Contribution, ETNO presents its comments on the document “Operational Needs for Access to Emergency Services” EGEA07 -02 v1.3, issued following the 18 December 2007 Expert Group on Emergency Access (EGEA) meeting. Detailed remarks are formulated on various paragraphs. In particular, ETNO finds that the currently non-existing video calling functions suited for sign language and lip reading as well as IP-based real time platforms should be mentioned as part of the supplementary operational needs instead of the core requirements.