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On June 8, 2023, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to take steps to advance the nationwide transition to Next Generation 911 (NG911). Unlike the current 911 system, NG911 uses Internet Protocol (IP)-based format and routing, and will support the transmission of text, photos, videos, and data.
In the NPRM, the FCC proposes rules that would require wireline, interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) providers to deliver 911 calls, including associated location information, in the requested IP-based format, to the designated public safety answering point (PSAP) when notified that the PSAP is ready to receive NG911 calls. The FCC also proposes rules that would require wireline, wireless, interconnected VoIP, and Internet-based TRS providers to transmit all 911 calls to point(s) designated by a 911 authority. Under the proposed rules, these providers would be presumptively responsible for the costs of delivery to the point(s) designated. However, states and localities would remain free to establish alternative cost allocation arrangements with these providers.
The comment and reply comment dates for the NPRM will be announced in a future Public Notice.
Link to the NPRM:
URL: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-proposes-action-expedite-transition-next-generation-911-0
Additional information on 911 services is available at: https://www.fcc.gov/general/9-1-1-and-e9-1-1-services. For further information on this proceeding, contact Rachel Wehr at Rachel.Wehr@fcc.gov or (202) 418-1138, or Brenda Boykin at Brenda.Boykin@fcc.gov or (202) 418-2062, of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Policy and Licensing Division. Individuals who use videophones and are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) may call the FCC’s ASL Consumer Support Line at (844) 432-2275 (videophone).