USNT....things might be closer on the R/M than we think. Check this out. I did some DD on the legislative bill last night and came up with some interesting info. Let me know what you think.
If I'm understanding the legislation right then IP-enabled voice service providers have 90 days after July 23 to have access to 911 capabilities and have 270 days after July 23 to comply with the new law. This gives a 6 month window for IP-enabled voice providers to be fully implemented into the system.
The bill was signed by the President on July 23, 2008 which would put us to October 23, 2008 (90 days later) for the technology to be available to Ip-enabled voice service providers. Which might explain yesterdays volume spike.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-3403
The bill was passed by:
the House on Nov, 13,2007
Congress on Jun, 16 2008
signed by Pres. on Jul 23, 2008
IP-enabled voice service providers have 90 days from July 23 to have access and be capable of providing 911 service.
‘SEC. 6. DUTY TO PROVIDE 9-1-1 AND ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE.
‘(a) Duties- It shall be the duty of each IP-enabled voice service provider to provide 9-1-1 service and enhanced 9-1-1 service to its subscribers in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Communications Commission, as in effect on the date of enactment of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 and as such requirements may be modified by the Commission from time to time.
‘(b) Parity for IP-Enabled Voice Service Providers- An IP-enabled voice service provider that seeks capabilities to provide 9-1-1 and enhanced 9-1-1 service from an entity with ownership or control over such capabilities, to comply with its obligations under subsection (a), shall, for the exclusive purpose of complying with such obligations, have a right of access to such capabilities, including interconnection, to provide 9-1-1 and enhanced 9-1-1 service on the same rates, terms, and conditions that are provided to a provider of commercial mobile service (as such term is defined in section 332(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d))), subject to such regulations as the Commission prescribes under subsection (c).
‘(c) Regulations- The Commission--
‘(1) within 90 days after the date of enactment of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008, shall issue regulations implementing such Act, including regulations that--
‘(A) ensure that IP-enabled voice service providers have the ability to exercise their rights under subsection (b);
‘(B) take into account any technical, network security, or information privacy requirements that are specific to IP-enabled voice services; and
‘(C) provide, with respect to any capabilities that are not required to be made available to a commercial mobile service provider but that the Commission determines under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph or paragraph (2) are necessary for an IP-enabled voice service provider to comply with its obligations under subsection (a), that such capabilities shall be available at the same rates, terms, and conditions as would apply if such capabilities were made available to a commercial mobile service provider;
But it looks like it won't be law for all to provide service until 270 days after July 23. Which would put us 6 months out from the 23rd of this month.
SEC. 102. MIGRATION TO IP-ENABLED EMERGENCY NETWORK.
Section 158 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘and for migration to an IP-enabled emergency network’;
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:
‘(d) Migration Plan Required-
‘(1) NATIONAL PLAN REQUIRED- No more than 270 days after the date of enactment of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008, the Office shall develop and report to Congress on a national plan for migrating to a national IP-enabled emergency network capable of receiving and responding to all citizen-activated emergency communications and improving information sharing among all emergency response entities.
‘(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN- The plan required by paragraph (1) shall--
‘(A) outline the potential benefits of such a migration;
‘(B) identify barriers that must be overcome and funding mechanisms to address those barriers;
‘(C) provide specific mechanisms for ensuring the IP-enabled emergency network is available in every community and is coordinated on a local, regional, and statewide basis;
‘(D) identify location technology for nomadic devices and for office buildings and multi-dwelling units;
‘(E) include a proposed timetable, an outline of costs, and potential savings;
‘(F) provide specific legislative language, if necessary, for achieving the plan;
‘(G) provide recommendations on any legislative changes, including updating definitions, that are necessary to facilitate a national IP-enabled emergency network;
‘(H) assess, collect, and analyze the experiences of the public safety answering points and related public safety authorities who are conducting trial deployments of IP-enabled emergency networks as of the date of enactment of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008;
‘(I) identify solutions for providing 9-1-1 and enhanced 9-1-1 access to those with disabilities and needed steps to implement such solutions, including a recommended timeline; and
‘(J) analyze efforts to provide automatic location for enhanced 9-1-1 services and provide recommendations on regulatory or legislative changes that are necessary to achieve automatic location for enhanced 9-1-1 services.
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