§615b — Title 47 Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key terms used in the Act and explains who and what those words cover. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Transportation. "State" means any State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory or possession. "Public safety answering point" (PSAP) means a place set up to take 9‑1‑1 calls and send them to emergency responders. "Wireless carrier" means a company that provides commercial mobile service or any radio service the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires to offer wireless 9‑1‑1. "Enhanced wireless 9‑1‑1 service" means enhanced 9‑1‑1 services the FCC named in the proceeding CC Docket No. 94‑102; RM‑8143, or later proceedings. "Wireless 9‑1‑1 service" means any 9‑1‑1 service a wireless carrier provides, including enhanced wireless 9‑1‑1. "Emergency dispatch providers" includes both government and non‑government groups that do emergency dispatch. "IP‑enabled voice service" means the same as "interconnected VoIP service" in 47 CFR 9.3. "Other emergency communications service" means giving emergency information to a PSAP by wire or radio and can include 9‑1‑1 and enhanced 9‑1‑1. "Other emergency communications service provider" means either an entity the FCC, under its authority, requires to provide those services, or, if there is no FCC requirement, an entity that chooses to provide them and is authorized by the local or State 9‑1‑1 authority. "Enhanced 9‑1‑1 service" also means delivery of 9‑1‑1 calls with automatic number identification and automatic location identification over the wireline E911 network as defined in 47 CFR 9.3 (as of July 23, 2008) and as described in the FCC’s Report and Order in WC Docket Nos. 04‑36 and 05‑196, or later proceedings.

Title 47, §615b

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As used in this Act:

(1)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation.

(2)The term “State” means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States.

(3)The term “public safety answering point” or “PSAP” means a facility that has been designated to receive 9–1–1 calls and route them to emergency service personnel.

(4)The term “wireless carrier” means a provider of commercial mobile services or any other radio communications service that the Federal Communications Commission requires to provide wireless 9–1–1 service.

(5)The term “enhanced wireless 9–1–1 service” means any enhanced 9–1–1 service so designated by the Federal Communications Commission in the proceeding entitled “Revision of the Commission’s Rules to Ensure Compatibility with Enhanced 9–1–1 Emergency Calling Systems” (CC Docket No. 94–102; RM–8143), or any successor proceeding.

(6)The term “wireless 9–1–1 service” means any 9–1–1 service provided by a wireless carrier, including enhanced wireless 9–1–1 service.

(7)The term “emergency dispatch providers” shall include governmental and nongovernmental providers of emergency dispatch services.

(8)The term “IP-enabled voice service” has the meaning given the term “interconnected VoIP service” by section 9.3 of the Federal Communications Commission’s regulations (47 CFR 9.3).

(8)The term “other emergency communications service” means the provision of emergency information to a public safety answering point via wire or radio communications, and may include 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 service.

(9)The term “other emergency communications service provider” means—

(A)an entity other than a local exchange carrier, wireless carrier, or an IP-enabled voice service provider that is required by the Federal Communications Commission consistent with the Commission’s authority under the Communications Act of 1934 [47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.] to provide other emergency communications services; or

(B)in the absence of a Commission requirement as described in subparagraph (A), an entity that voluntarily elects to provide other emergency communications services and is specifically authorized by the appropriate local or State 9–1–1 service governing authority to provide other emergency communications services.

(10)The term “enhanced 9–1–1 service” means the delivery of 9–1–1 calls with automatic number identification and automatic location identification, or successor or equivalent information features over the wireline E911 network (as defined in section 9.3 of the Federal Communications Commission’s regulations (47 C.F.R. 9.3) as of July 23, 2008) and equivalent or successor networks and technologies. The term also includes any enhanced 9–1–1 service so designated by the Commission in its Report and Order in WC Docket Nos. 04–36 and 05–196, or any successor proceeding.

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This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 106–81, Oct. 26, 1999, 113 Stat. 1286, known as the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, which enacted sections 615 to 615b of this title, amended section 222 and 251 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 609 and 615 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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of 1999

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note set out under section 609 of this title and Tables. The Communications Act of 1934, referred to in par. (9)(A), is act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, and not as part of the Communications Act of 1934 which comprises this chapter.

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2008—Par. (8). Pub. L. 110–283, § 201(b), added par. (8) defining “other emergency communications service”. Pub. L. 110–283, § 101(3), added par. (8) defining “IP-enabled voice service”. Pars. (9), (10). Pub. L. 110–283, § 201(b), added pars. (9) and (10).

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