# Presentation: 080321

## Lunchtime Briefing Series

- Associate Chief,  Public Communications Outreach & Operations Division
-  Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau
- Federal Communications Commission

- Briefing by the
-  Federal Communications Commission
- Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau

- GETS/WPS and TSP

- Non-Public
- For Official U.S. Government Use Only

## FCC Role

- Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS)
-   FCC approved the use of area code 710 for this 	program
- Wireless Priority Service (WPS)
-   FCC set voluntary rules, found at Appendix B to 47 	C.F.R. Part 64 (parallel to Appendix A)
- 	Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP)
-   FCC set rules, found at Appendix A to 47 C.F.R. Part 64

- Non-Public
- For Official U.S. Government Use Only

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## Priority Services http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/emergency/priorityservices.html

- Call Queuing
-   GETS—Landline (http://gets.ncs.gov/)
-   WPS—Wireless (http://wps.ncs.gov/)
- Restoration and Provisioning
-   TSP—Service (http://tsp.ncs.gov/)
- Priority Services Hotline: 1.866.NCS.CALL (1.866.627.2255)

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- For Official U.S. Government Use Only

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## NS/EP Levels and User Community

- National Security Leadership
- National Security Posture and U.S. Population Attack Warning
- Public Health, Safety, and Maintenance of Law and Order
- Public Welfare and Maintenance of National Economic Posture

- Organizations that support one or more of the listed National Security /Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) mission areas qualify to use priority services.

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- For Official U.S. Government Use Only

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## Why Do We Need GETS/WPS and How Do They Work?

**AT&T **
**MCI**
**SPRINT**

**Local Exchange**
**Networks**

**Mobile**
** ****Switch**

- Government Emergency Telecommunications Service addresses _wireline_ congestion

**Local Exchange**
**Networks**

**Mobile**

**Switch**

- Wireless Priority Service addresses _wireless_ congestion at call origination and call termination

- Potential congestion points, each of which can block a call

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- For Official U.S. Government Use Only

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## Making a GETS Call

- 7¢  to 10¢ per minute

- CANNOT reach 800 numbers

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- For Official U.S. Government Use Only

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## * 272 + number you wish to reach

**   **

-   $10 maximum one-time activation fee
-   $4.50 maximum monthly service fee
-   75¢ per minute maximum for WPS calls (*272)
-   WPS minutes are not charged against your basic  	service

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## GETS/WPS Enrollment

**   **

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- For Official U.S. Government Use Only

- Source: GETS/WPS Program Office, NCS

| GETS Enrollment | WPS Enrollment | Category |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 333 | 98 | EOP |
| 67,369 | 38,332 | NCS Entities |
| 5,991 | 619 | Non-NCS Feds |
| 24,828 | 2,584 | State Government |
| 34,325 | 5,747 | Local Government |
| 46,350 | 22,268 | Industry and NGOs |
| Total   179,196 | Total    69,648 |  |

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## TSP: Provisioning and Restoration

**   **

- FCC Oversight and Delegation to Exec. Office of the President
-   Implementation by National Communications System
-   Levels 1-5 (and E for provisioning)
-   Federal sponsor needed for non-Feds
-   Web-based application
-   Outside of Section 706 War Powers invocation, FCC is the  	final arbiter

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- For Official U.S. Government Use Only

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## TSP Costs

- Source: TSP Program Office, NCS

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- For Official U.S. Government Use Only

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## TSP Enrollment

- Source: TSP Program Office, NCS

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- For Official U.S. Government Use Only

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## 	Allan K. Manuel, Esquire

- Associate Chief, Public Communications Outreach & Operations Division
- Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau
- Federal Communications Commission
- 202.418.1164 (desk) or 202.391.5331 (mobile) or 202.418.1199 (24/7)
- allan.manuel@fcc.gov
- www.fcc.gov
- www.fcc.gov/pshs/

- Non-Public
- For Official U.S. Government Use Only

## Non-Public

- For Official U.S. Government Use Only