> **DA 05-1992 July 12, 2005**
>
> **OMB GRANTS EMERGENCY APPROVAL OF NEW VoIP E911 RULES**
>
> **ADOPTED IN *IP-ENABLED SERVICES FIRST REPORT AND ORDER*;**
>
> **EFFECTIVE DATE IS JULY 29, 2005**

**WC DOCKET NO. 04-36**

**Effective Date: July 29, 2005**

On June 3, 2005, the Commission released the *First Report and Order* in
WC Docket. No. 04-36 (*Order*).[^1] In the *Order*, the Commission
established rules requiring providers of interconnected VoIP service --
meaning VoIP service that allows a user generally to receive calls
originating from and to terminate calls to the PSTN -- to provide E911
capabilities to their customers as a standard feature of the service,
rather than as an optional enhancement. A summary of the *Order* was
published in the Federal Register on June 29, 2005, establishing the
effective date of the regulations as July 29, 2005.[^2] As discussed in
the *Order*, the effective date for the new information collection
requirements was subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval.[^3] OMB approval was granted on June 28, 2005.[^4]

***Compliance.*** Compliance with the customer notification requirements
in 47 C.F.R. § 9.5(e) is required by July 29, 2005. Compliance with all
other requirements is not required until November 28, 2005.

In addition, interconnected VoIP providers must file a compliance letter
in WC Docket No. 05‑196, as required by 47 C.F.R. § 9.5(f), no later
than November 28, 2005. All compliance letters must reference WC Docket
No. 05‑196 and should be labeled clearly on the first page as
"Compliance Letter." The compliance letter may be filed using: (1) the
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), or (2) by filing
paper copies. *See* Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking
Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24,121 (May 1, 1998).

-   Electronic Filers: Compliance letters may be filed electronically
    using the Internet by accessing the ECFS:
    http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Filers should follow the instructions
    provided on the website for submitting comments. For ECFS filers, in
    completing the transmittal screen, filers should include their full
    name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket
    number (WC Docket No. 05‑196).

-   Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an
    original and four copies of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand
    or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by
    first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we
    continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service
    mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary,
    Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications
    Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554.

-   The Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or
    messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at
    236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The
    filing hours at this location are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand
    deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any
    envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building.

-   Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express
    Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive,
    Capitol Heights, MD 20743.

-   U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail should
    be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW, Washington DC 20554.

Parties should also send a copy of their filings to:

-   Kathy Berthot, Deputy Chief, Spectrum Enforcement Division,
    Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room 7-C802,
    445 12th Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20554, or by email to
    kathy.berthot@fcc.gov; and

-   Janice Myles, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition
    Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room 5-C140, 445 12th
    Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20554, or by e-mail to
    janice.myles@fcc.gov.

Parties must also serve one copy with the Commission's copy contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW,
Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 488-5300, or via e-mail to
fcc@bcpiweb.com.

Documents in WC Docket Nos. 04-36 and 05-196 are available for public
inspection and copying during business hours at the FCC Reference
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th St. SW, Room CY-A257,
Washington, DC 20554. The documents may also be purchased from BCPI,
telephone (202) 488-5300, facsimile (202) 488-5563, TTY (202) 488-5562,
e-mail fcc@bcpiweb.com.

For further information regarding this proceeding, contact Christi
Shewman, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202)
418-1686.

[^1]: *IP-Enabled Services*, WC Docket No. 04-36, *E911 Requirements for
    IP-Enabled Service Providers*, WC Docket No. 05-196, First Report
    and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 05-116 (rel. June
    3, 2005). Together with the *Order*, the Commission adopted the
    *Notice of Proposed Rulemaking* in WC Docket No. 05-196 (*NPRM*). In
    the *NPRM*, the Commission sought comment on what additional steps
    it should take to ensure that providers of voice over Internet
    Protocol (VoIP) services that interconnect with the nation's public
    switched telephone network (PSTN) provide ubiquitous and reliable
    enhanced 911 (E911) service. *See id.*; *see also Comment and Reply
    Comment Dates Established for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the
    Matter of E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers*,
    Public Notice, DA 05-1905 (rel. June 29, 2005).

[^2]: 70 Fed. Reg. 37,273 (June 29, 2005).

[^3]: *See Order* at para. 73.

[^4]: The Commission also will announce this approval by notification in
    the Federal Register. The emergency approval will expire on December
    31, 2005. Prior to that date, the Commission will apply for an
    additional three-year, approval from OMB. The Commission will
    announce that approval by notification in the Federal Register.