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Calendar No. 353 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1063 

[Report No. 109–211] 

To promote and enhance public safety and to encourage the rapid deployment 

of IP-enabled voice services. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 18, 2005 

Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. BURNS, Mrs. CLINTON, Ms. SNOWE, 

and Mr. KERRY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

DECEMBER 20, 2005 

Reported by Mr. STEVENS, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To promote and enhance public safety and to encourage 

the rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘IP-Enabled Voice 

5 Communications and Public Safety Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. EMERGENCY SERVICE. 

2 (a) 911 and E–911 Services.—Notwithstanding sec3 tion 2(b) or any other provision of the Communications 

4 Act of 1934, the Commission shall prescribe regulations 

5 to establish a set of requirements or obligations on pro6 viders of IP-enabled voice service to ensure that 911 and 

7 E–911 services are available to customers to IP-enabled 

8 voice service. Such regulations shall include an appro9 priate transition period by which to comply with such re10 quirements or obligations and take into consideration 

11 available industry technological and operational standards, 

12 including network security. 

13 (b) NON-DISCRIMINATORY ACCESS TO CAPABILI14 TIES.—Each entity with ownership or control of the nec15 essary emergency services infrastructure shall provide any 

16 requesting IP-enabled voice service provider with non17 discriminatory access to their equipment, network, data18 bases, interfaces and any other related capabilities nec19 essary for the delivery and completion of 911 and E911 

20 calls and information related to such 911 or E911 calls. 

21 Such access shall be consistent with industry standards 

22 established by the National Emergency Number Associa23 tion or other applicable industry standards organizations. 

24 Such entity shall provide access to the infrastructure at 

25 just and reasonable, nondiscriminatory rates, terms and 

26 conditions. The telecommunications carrier or other entity 
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1 shall provide such access to the infrastructure on a stand2 alone basis. 

3 (c) STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this Act, the 

4 Communications Act of 1934, or any Commission regula5 tion or order shall prevent the imposition on or collection 

6 from a provider of voice services, including IP-enabled 

7 voice services, of any fee or charge specifically designated 

8 or presented as dedicated by a State, political subdivision 

9 thereof, or Indian tribe on an equitable, and non-discrimi10 natory basis for the support of 911 and E–911 services 

11 if no portion of the revenue derived from such fee or 

12 charge is obligated or expended for any purpose other than 

13 support of 911 and E–911 services or enhancements of 

14 such services. 

15 (d) STANDARD.—The Commission may establish reg16 ulations imposing requirements or obligations on providers 

17 of voice services, entities with ownership or control of 

18 emergency services infrastructure under subsections (a) 

19 and (b) only to the extent that the Commission determines 

20 such regulations are technologically and operationally fea21 sible. 

22 (e) CUSTOMER NOTICE.—Prior to the compliance 

23 with the rules as required by subsection (a), a provider 

24 of an IP-enabled voice service that is not capable of pro25 viding 911 and E–911 services shall provide a clear and 
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1 conspicuous notice of the unavailability of such services 

2 to each customer at the time of entering into a contract 

3 for such service with that customer. 

4 (f) VOICE SERVICE PROVIDER RESPONSIBILITY.—An 

5 IP-enabled voice service provider shall have the sole re6 sponsibility for the proper design, operation, and function 

7 of the 911 and E911 access capabilities offered to the pro8 vider’s customers. 

9 (g) PARITY OF PROTECTION FOR PROVISION OR USE

10 OF IP-ENABLED VOICE SERVICE.— 

11 (1) PROVIDER PARITY.—If a provider of an IP12 enabled voice service offers 911 or E–911 services in 

13 compliance with the rules required by subsection (a), 

14 that provider, its officers, directors, employees, ven15 dors, and agents, shall have immunity or other pro16 tection from liability of a scope and extent that is 

17 not less than the scope and extent of immunity or 

18 other protection from liability that any local ex19 change company, and its officers directors, employ20 ees, vendors, or agents, have under the applicable 

21 Federal and State law (whether through statute, ju22 dicial decision, tariffs filed by such local exchange 

23 company, or otherwise), including in connection with 

24 an act or omission involving the release of subscriber 

25 information related to the emergency calls or emer-
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1 gency services to a public safety answering point, 

2 emergency medical service provider, or emergency 

3 dispatch provider, public safety, fire service, or law 

4 enforcement official, or hospital emergency or trau5 ma care facility. 

6 (2) USER PARITY.—A person using an IP-en7 abled voice service that offers 911 or E–911 services 

8 pursuant to this subsection shall have immunity or 

9 other protection from liability of a scope and extent 

10 that is not less than the scope and extent of immu11 nity or other protection from liability under applica12 ble law in similar circumstances of a person using 

13 911 or E–911 service that is not provided through 

14 an IP-enabled voice service. 

15 (3) PSAP PARITY.—In matters related to IP16 enabled 911 and E–911 communications, a PSAP, 

17 and its employees, vendors, agents, and authorizing 

18 government entity (if any) shall have immunity or 

19 other protection from liability of a scope and extent 

20 that is not less than the scope and extent of immu21 nity or other protection from liability under applica22 ble law accorded to such PSAP, employees, vendors, 

23 agents, and authorizing government entity, respec24 tive, in matters related to 911 or E–911 communica-
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1 tions that are not provided via an IP-enabled voice 

2 service. 

3 (h) DELEGATION PERMITTED.—The Commission 

4 may, in the regulations prescribed under this section, pro5 vide for the delegation to State commissions of authority 

6 to implement and enforce the requirements of this section 

7 and the regulations thereunder. 

8 SEC. 3. MIGRATION TO IP–ENABLED EMERGENCY NET9 WORK. 

10 Section 158 of the National Telecommunications and 

11 Information Administration Organization Act (as added 

12 by section 104 of the ENHANCE 911 Act of 2004) is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

15 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 

16 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(d) MIGRATION PLAN REQUIRED.— 

19 ‘‘(1) NATIONAL PLAN REQUIRED.—No more 

20 than 18 months after the date of the enactment of 

21 the ENHANCE 911 Act of 2004, the Office shall 

22 develop and report to Congress on a national plan 

23 for migrating to a national IP-enabled emergency 

24 network capable of receiving and responding to all 

25 citizen activated emergency communications. 
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1 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required 

2 by paragraph (1) shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) outline the potential benefits of such 

4 a migration; 

5 ‘‘(B) identify barriers that must be over6 come and funding mechanisms to address those 

7 barriers; 

8 ‘‘(C) include a proposed timetable, an out9 line of costs and potential savings; 

10 ‘‘(D) provide specific legislative language, 

11 if necessary, for achieving the plan; and 

12 ‘‘(E) provide recommendations on any leg13 islative changes, including updating definitions, 

14 to facilitate a national IP-enabled emergency 

15 network. 

16 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the plan 

17 required by paragraph (1), the Office shall consult 

18 with representatives of the public safety community, 

19 technology and telecommunications providers, and 

20 others it deems appropriate.’’. 

21 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this Act: 

23 (1) 911 AND E–911 SERVICES.— 

24 (A) 911.—The term ‘‘911’’ means a serv25 ice that allows a user, by dialing the three-digit 
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1 code 911, to call a public safety answering 

2 point operated by a State, local government, In3 dian tribe, or authorized entity. 

4 (B) E–911.—The term ‘‘E–911 service’’ 

5 means a 911 service that automatically delivers 

6 the 911 call to the appropriate public safety an7 swering point, and provides automatic identi8 fication data, including the originating number 

9 of an emergency call, the physical location of 

10 the caller, and the capability for the public safe11 ty answering point to call the user back if the 

12 call is disconnected. 

13 (2) IP-ENABLED VOICE SERVICE.—The term 

14 ‘‘IP-enabled voice service’’ means an IP-enabled 

15 service used for real-time 2-way or multidirectional 

16 voice communications offered to a customer that— 

17 (A) uses North American Numbering Plan 

18 administered telephone numbers, or successor 

19 protocol; and 

20 (B) has two-way interconnection or other21 wise exchange traffic with the public switched 

22 telephone network. 

23 (3) CUSTOMER.—The term ‘‘customer’’ includes 

24 a consumer of goods or services whether for a fee, 
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1 in exchange for an explicit benefit, or provided for 

2 free. 

3 (4) IP-ENABLED SERVICE.—The term ‘‘IP-en4 abled service’’ means the use of software, hardware, 

5 or network equipment that enable an end user to 

6 send or receive a communication over the public 

7 Internet or a private network utilizing Internet pro8 tocol, or any successor protocol, in whole or part, to 

9 connect users— 

10 (A) regardless of whether the communica11 tion is voice, data, video, or other form; and 

12 (B) notwithstanding — 

13 (i) the underlying transmission tech14 nology used to transmit the communica15 tions; 

16 (ii) whether the packetizing and 

17 depacketizing of the communications oc18 curs at the customer premise or network 

19 level; or 

20 (iii) the software, hardware, or net21 work equipment used to connect users. 

22 (5) PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NET23 WORK.—The term ‘‘public switched telephone net24 work’’ means any switched common carrier service 
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1 that is interconnected with the traditional local ex2 change or interexchange switched network. 

3 (6) PSAP.—The term ‘‘public safety answering 

4 point’’ or ‘‘PSAP’’ means a facility that has been 

5 designated to receive 911 calls. 

6 (b) COMMON TERMINOLOGY.—Except as otherwise 

7 provided in subsection (a), terms used in this Act have 

8 the meanings provided under section 3 of the Communica9 tions Act of 1934. 

10 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

11 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘IP12 Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 

13 2005’’. 

14 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

15 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Emergency service. 

Sec. 3. Enforcement. 

Sec. 4. Migration to IP-enabled emergency network. 

Sec. 5. Definitions. 

16 SEC. 2. EMERGENCY SERVICE. 

17 (a) 911 AND E–911 SERVICES.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Communications 

19 Commission shall review the requirements established 

20 in its Report and Order in WC Docket Nos. 04–36 

21 and 05–196 and shall, within 120 days after the date 

22 of enactment of this Act, revise its regulations as may 

23 be necessary, or promulgate such additional regula-
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1 tions as may be necessary, to establish requirements 

2 that are technologically and operationally feasible for 

3 providers of IP-enabled voice service to ensure that 

4 911 and E–911 services are available to subscribers to 

5 IP-enabled voice services. 

6 (2) CONTENT.—In the regulations prescribed 

7 under paragraph (1), the Commission shall include 

8 an appropriate transition period for compliance with 

9 those requirements that takes into consideration— 

10 (A) available industry technology and oper11 ational standards; 

12 (B) network security; and 

13 (C) public safety answering point capabili14 ties. 

15 (3) DELEGATION OF ENFORCEMENT TO STATE

16 COMMISSIONS.—The Commission may delegate au17 thority to enforce the rules and regulations issued 

18 under this Act to State commissions or other State 

19 agencies or programs with jurisdiction over emer20 gency communications. 

21 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The regulations pre22 scribed under paragraph (1) may not take effect ear23 lier than 90 days after the date on which the Com24 mission issues a final rule under that paragraph. 
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1 (b) ACCESS TO 911 COMPONENTS.—Within 90 days 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 

3 issue regulations regarding access by IP-enabled voice serv4 ice providers to 911 components that permit any IP-enabled 

5 voice service provider to elect to be treated as a commercial 

6 mobile service provider for the purpose of access to any 911 

7 component, except that the regulations issued under this 

8 subsection may take into account any technical or network 

9 security issues that are specific to IP-enabled voice services. 

10 (c) STATE AUTHORITY OVER FEES.—Nothing in this 

11 Act, the Communications Act of 1934, or any Commission 

12 regulation or order shall prevent the imposition on, or col13 lection from, a provider of IP-enabled voice services of any 

14 fee or charge specifically designated by a State, political 

15 subdivision thereof, or Indian tribe for the support of 911 

16 or E–911 services if that fee or charge— 

17 (1) does not exceed the amount of any such fee 

18 or charge imposed on or collected from a provider of 

19 telecommunications services; and 

20 (2) is obligated or expended in support of 911 

21 and E–911 services, or enhancements of such services, 

22 or other emergency communications services as speci23 fied in the provision of State or local law adopting 

24 the fee or charge. 
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1 (d) GRANDFATHERING OF CURRENT IP-ENABLED

2 VOICE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—A provider of IP-enabled voice 

4 service may continue to provide service to each sub5 scriber who subscribed to that service as of December 

6 31, 2005, to whom notice has been given in accord7 ance with the requirements of the Commission’s Re8 port and Order in WC Docket Nos. 04–36 and 05– 

9 196 if— 

10 (A) the provider has received an acknowl11 edgement in writing or by electronic means by 

12 the subscriber of receipt of the notice; or 

13 (B) the provider continues to give clear and 

14 conspicuous notice of the unavailability of 911 or 

15 E–911 service, or either service, in billing state16 ments or their equivalent sent to the subscriber. 

17 (2) CONTINUED SERVICE.—The Commission may 

18 not require a provider of IP-enabled voice service to 

19 terminate service to a subscriber described in para20 graph (1) as long as the provider is in compliance 

21 with the requirements of that paragraph and the reg22 ulations prescribed under this subsection. 

23 (3) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—A provider of 

24 IP-enabled voice service that continues to provide 

25 service under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall file a re-
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1 port with the Commission every 6 months detailing 

2 its efforts to identify and implement a 911 or E–911 

3 solution or both. 

4 (4) COMPLIANCE WITH REGARD TO NEW SUB5 SCRIBERS.—Nothing in this subsection shall be con6 strued to authorize a provider of IP-enabled voice 

7 service to add subscribers to such service after Decem8 ber 31, 2005, if the provider is not in compliance 

9 with the Commission’s 911 and E–911 regulations for 

10 IP-enabled voice service providers. 

11 (e) TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL FEASIBILITY.— 

12 (1) SPECIAL WAIVERS.—The Commission shall 

13 waive the 911 and E–911 requirements contained in 

14 the Commission’s Report and Order in WC Docket 

15 Nos. 04–36 and 05–196, together with any regulations 

16 promulgated under subsection (a), for a provider of 

17 IP-enabled voice service if— 

18 (A) the provider gives a separate, clear, and 

19 conspicuous notice to its subscribers that it does 

20 not offer 911 service, E–911 service, or either 

21 service, as the case may be, to its IP-enabled 

22 voice service subscribers; 

23 (B) the subscriber separately acknowledges 

24 receipt of that notice in writing or by electronic 

25 means; and 
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1 (C) the provider demonstrates that it is not 

2 technically or operationally feasible for its IP3 enabled voice service to comply with those 911 

4 and E–911 requirements, which may include 

5 technical and operational feasibility relative to 

6 its portable or nomadic IP-enabled voice service. 

7 (2) PRESUMPTION.—A provider of IP-enabled 

8 voice service shall be presumed to have complied with 

9 the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

10 paragraph (1) with respect to subscribers whose sub11 scriptions commenced before the date of enactment of 

12 this Act if the provider has met the subscriber ac13 knowledgement requirements in the Commission’s Re14 port and Order in WC Docket Nos. 04–36 and 05– 

15 196 with respect to 90 percent of those subscribers. 

16 (3) TERM OF WAIVER.—The Commission may 

17 not grant a waiver under paragraph (1) for a period 

18 of more than 12 months at a time. 

19 (4) GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION.—The Commission 

20 may limit any waiver issued under paragraph (1) by 

21 geographic area if the Commission finds such a limi22 tation is in the public interest. 

23 (5) 45-DAY RULE.—The Commission shall grant 

24 or deny a waiver under paragraph (1) within 45 

25 days after it receives a complete waiver request from 
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1 a provider of IP-enabled voice service. If the Commis2 sion fails to act within 45 days then the waiver shall 

3 be deemed granted. 

4 (6) SUNSET OF WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Com5 mission may not grant a waiver under paragraph (1) 

6 more than 48 months after the date of enactment of 

7 this Act. 

8 (f) PARITY OF PROTECTION FOR PROVISION OR USE

9 OF IP-ENABLED VOICE SERVICE.—A provider or user of 

10 IP-enabled voice services, a PSAP, and the officers, direc11 tors, employees, vendors, agents, and authorizing govern12 ment entity (if any) of such provider, user, or PSAP, shall 

13 have the same scope and extent of immunity and other pro14 tection from liability under Federal and State law with re15 spect to— 

16 (1) the release of subscriber information related 

17 to emergency calls or emergency services, 

18 (2) the use or provision of 911 and E–911 serv19 ices, and 

20 (3) other matters related to 911 and E–911 serv21 ices, 

22 as section 4 of the Wireless Communications and Public 

23 Safety Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 615a) provides to wireless 

24 carriers, PSAPs, and users of wireless 9–1–1 service (as de25 fined in paragraphs (4), (3), and (6), respectively, of section 
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1 6 of that Act (47 U.S.C. 615b)) with respect to such release, 

2 use, and other matters. 

3 (g) LIMITATION ON COMMISSION.—Nothing in this sec4 tion shall be construed to permit the Commission to issue 

5 regulations that require or impose a specific technology or 

6 technological standard. 

7 SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT. 

8 The Commission shall enforce this Act, and any regu9 lation promulgated under this Act, under the Communica10 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) as if this Act were 

11 a part of that Act. For purposes of this section any violation 

12 of this Act, or any regulation promulgated under this Act, 

13 is deemed to be a violation of the Communications Act of 

14 1934. 

15 SEC. 4. MIGRATION TO IP-ENABLED EMERGENCY NETWORK. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 158 of the National Tele17 communications and Information Administration Organi18 zation Act (47 U.S.C. 942) is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

20 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 

21 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(d) MIGRATION PLAN REQUIRED.— 

24 ‘‘(1) NATIONAL PLAN REQUIRED.—No more than 

25 18 months after the date of the enactment of the IP- 
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1 Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety 

2 Act of 2005, the Office shall develop and report to 

3 Congress on a national plan for migrating to a na4 tional IP-enabled emergency network capable of re5 ceiving and responding to all citizen activated emer6 gency communications. 

7 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required by 

8 paragraph (1) shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) outline the potential benefits of such a 

10 migration; 

11 ‘‘(B) identify barriers that must be over12 come and funding mechanisms to address those 

13 barriers; 

14 ‘‘(C) include a proposed timetable, an out15 line of costs and potential savings; 

16 ‘‘(D) provide specific legislative language, if 

17 necessary, for achieving the plan; 

18 ‘‘(E) provide recommendations on any legis19 lative changes, including updating definitions, to 

20 facilitate a national IP-enabled emergency net21 work; and 

22 ‘‘(F) assess, collect, and analyze the experi23 ences of the PSAPs and related public safety au24 thorities who are conducting trial deployments of 

25 IP-enabled emergency networks as of the date of 
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1 enactment of the IP-Enabled Voice Communica2 tions and Public Safety Act of 2005. 

3 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the plan re4 quired by paragraph (1), the Office shall consult with 

5 representatives of the public safety community, tech6 nology and telecommunications providers, and others 

7 it deems appropriate.’’; and 

8 (3) by striking ‘‘services.’’ in subsection (b)(1) 

9 and inserting ‘‘services, and, upon completion of de10 velopment of the national plan for migrating to a na11 tional IP-enabled emergency network under subsection 

12 (d), for migration to an IP-enabled emergency net13 work.’’. 

14 (b) REPORT ON PSAPS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 

17 shall— 

18 (A) compile a list of all known public safety 

19 answering points, including such contact infor20 mation regarding public safety answering points 

21 as the Commission determines appropriate; 

22 (B) organize such list by county, town, 

23 township, parish, village, hamlet, or other gen24 eral purpose political subdivision of a State; and 

25 (C) make available from such list— 
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1 (i) to the public, on the Internet 

2 website of the Commission— 

3 (I) the 10 digit telephone number 

4 of those public safety answering points 

5 appearing on such list; and 

6 (II) a statement explicitly warn7 ing the public that such telephone 

8 numbers are not intended for emer9 gency purposes and as such may not be 

10 answered at all times; and 

11 (ii) to public safety answering points 

12 all contact information compiled by the 

13 Commission. 

14 (2) CONTINUING DUTY.—The Commission shall 

15 continue— 

16 (A) to update the list made available to the 

17 public described in paragraph (1)(C); and 

18 (B) to improve for the benefit of the public 

19 the accessibility, use, and organization of such 

20 list. 

21 (3) PSAPS REQUIRED TO COMPLY.—Each public 

22 safety answering point shall provide all requested 

23 contact information to the Commission as requested. 

24 (c) REPORT ON SELECTIVE ROUTERS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 

3 shall— 

4 (A) compile a list of selective routers, in5 cluding the contact information of the owners of 

6 such routers; 

7 (B) organize such list by county, town, 

8 township, parish, village, hamlet, or other gen9 eral purpose political subdivision of a State; and 

10 (C) make such list available to providers of 

11 telecommunications service and to providers of 

12 IP-enabled voice service who are seeking to pro13 vide E–911 service to their subscribers. 

14 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this Act: 

16 (1) 911.—The term ‘‘911’’ means a service that 

17 allows a user, by dialing the three-digit code 911, to 

18 call a public safety answering point operated by a 

19 State, local government, Indian tribe, or authorized 

20 entity. 

21 (2) 911 COMPONENT.—The term ‘‘911 compo22 nent’’ means any equipment, network, databases (in23 cluding automatic location information databases 

24 and master street address guides), interface, selective 

25 router, trunkline, or other related facility necessary 
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1 for the delivery and completion of 911 or E–911 calls 

2 and information related to such calls to which the 

3 Commission requires access pursuant to its rules and 

4 regulations. 

5 (3) E–911 SERVICE.—The term ‘‘E–911 service’’ 

6 means a 911 service that automatically delivers the 

7 911 call to the appropriate public safety answering 

8 point, and provides automatic identification data, in9 cluding the originating number of an emergency call, 

10 the physical location of the caller, and the capability 

11 for the public safety answering point to call the user 

12 back if the call is disconnected. 

13 (4) IP-ENABLED VOICE SERVICE.—The term ‘‘IP14 enabled voice service’’ means the provision of real15 time 2-way voice communications offered to the pub16 lic, or such classes of users as to be effectively avail17 able to the public, transmitted through customer 

18 premises equipment using TCP/IP protocol, or a suc19 cessor protocol, for a fee (whether part of a bundle of 

20 services or separately) with 2-way interconnection ca21 pability such that the service can originate traffic to, 

22 and terminate traffic from, the public switched tele23 phone network. 
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1 (5) PSAP.—The term ‘‘public safety answering 

2 point’’ or ‘‘PSAP’’ means a facility that has been des3 ignated to receive 911 or E–911 calls. 

4 (b) COMMON TERMINOLOGY.—Except as otherwise pro5 vided in subsection (a), terms used in this Act have the 

6 meanings provided under section 3 of the Communications 

7 Act of 1934. 
Calendar No. 353 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1063 

[Report No. 109–211] 

A BILL 

To promote and enhance public safety and to enservices. courage the rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice 

DECEMBER 20, 2005 

Reported with an amendment in the nature of a 

substitute