http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/ Engadget Comments for Dropped calls, begone: AT&T expands feds' Wireless Priority Service to Canada http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/Jan 30th 2010 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/So Canada BEWARE]]>Jan 30th 2010 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/
Can you guys word this more carefully?]]>Jan 30th 2010 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/Wireless Priority Service is just a service that gives call priority to emergency personnel and government officials during times of emergency, when the lines can be quickly choked up with wireless users.
T-Mobile and AT&T have already released WPS around the U.S.A. and VZW slowly followed.

So basically AT&T is partnering with Rogers in Canada (since the Olympics will be held there) and they're making sure that the WPS they provide to their "VIPs" here in the states will be extended while, whomever they are, are up in Canada.]]>Jan 30th 2010 11:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/
VZW has had WPS since 2006. That's when the government signed the contract and the funding was in place...]]>Jan 31st 2010 7:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/
In a nutshell: In the US, the FCC mandates that the towers have the ability to prioritize phone calls. That way, during emergencies FBI and Fire Fighters etc can make phone calls without risking "All circuits busy try later" etc or dropped calls. What this article is stating is that AT&T is working with Rogers to get that same system implemented in Canada.]]>Feb 25th 2010 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/Jan 31st 2010 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/Why should you care less? Do you mean you should care more?
]]>Jan 31st 2010 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/dropped-calls-begone-atandt-expands-feds-wireless-priority-serv/Jan 31st 2010 6:17PM