‘‘(4) RESTRICTION
ON
ACQUISITION
OF
NEW 
CUSTOMERS.—A VOIP service provider may not ac-
quire new customers within a geographic area served 
by a selective router if, within 180 days of first ac-
quiring a new customer in the area served by the se-
lective router, the VOIP service provider does not 
provide 911 service, or E911 service where the 
PSAP is capable of receiving and processing such in-
formation, to the geographically appropriate PSAP 
for all existing customers served by the selective 
router. 
‘‘(5) ENFORCEMENT: NO
FIRST
WARNINGS.— 
Paragraph (5) of section 503(b) shall not apply to 
the assessment of forfeiture penalties for violations 
of this subsection or the regulations thereunder. 
‘‘(d) STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this Act or any 
Commission regulation or order shall prevent the imposi-
tion on or collection from a VOIP service provider, of any 
fee or charge specifically designated or presented as dedi-
cated by a State, political subdivision thereof, or Indian 
tribe on an equitable, and non-discriminatory basis for the 
support of 911 and E–911 services if no portion of the 
revenue derived from such fee or charge is obligated or 
expended for any purpose other than support of 911 and 
E–911 services or enhancements of such services. 
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‘‘(e) FEASIBILITY.—In establishing requirements or 
obligations under subsections (a) and (b), the Commission 
shall ensure that such standards impose requirements or 
obligations on VOIP service providers and entities with 
ownership or control of necessary E–911 infrastructure 
that the Commission determines are technologically and 
operationally feasible. In determining the requirements 
and obligations that are technologically and operationally 
feasible, the Commission shall take into consideration 
available industry technological and operational standards. 
‘‘(f) PROGRESS REPORTS.—To the extent that the 
Commission concludes that it is not technologically or 
operationally feasible for VOIP service providers to comply 
with E–911 requirements or obligations, then the Com-
mission shall submit reports to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate on the progress in attaining and deploying E– 
911 service. Such reports shall be submitted semiannually 
until the Commission concludes that it is technologically 
and operationally feasible for all VOIP service providers 
to comply with E–911 requirements and obligations. Such 
reports may include any recommendations the Commission 
considers appropriate to encourage the migration of emer-
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gency services to TCP/IP protocol or other advanced serv-
ices. 
‘‘(g) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Commission 
shall have the authority to compile a list of PSAP contact 
information, testing procedures, and classes and types of 
services supported by PSAPs, or other information con-
cerning the necessary E–911 infrastructure, for the pur-
pose of assisting providers in complying with the require-
ments of this section. 
‘‘(h) EMERGENCY
ROUTING
NUMBER
ADMINIS-
TRATOR.—Within 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this section, the Federal Communications Commission 
shall establish an emergency routing number adminis-
trator to enable VOIP service providers to acquire non- 
dialable pseudo-automatic number identification numbers 
for 9–1-1 routing purposes on a national scale. The Com-
mission may adopt such rules and practices as are nec-
essary to guide such administrator in the fair and expedi-
tious assignment of these numbers. 
‘‘(i) EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OR NUM-
BER ACTIVATION OF VOIP SERVICE.—Prior to instal-
lation or number activation of VOIP service for a 
customer, a VOIP service provider shall provide 
clear and conspicuous notice to the customer that— 
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‘‘(A) such customer should arrange with 
his or her emergency response system provider, 
if any, to test such system after installation; 
‘‘(B) such customer should notify his or 
her emergency response system provider after 
VOIP service is installed; and 
‘‘(C) a battery backup is required for cus-
tomer premises equipment installed in connec-
tion with the VOIP service in order for the sig-
naling of such system to function in the event 
of a power outage. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘emergency response sys-
tem’ means an alarm or security system, or per-
sonal security or medical monitoring system, 
that is connected to an emergency response cen-
ter by means of a telecommunications carrier or 
VOIP service provider. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘emergency response center’ 
means an entity that monitors transmissions 
from an emergency response system. 
‘‘(j) MIGRATION TO IP-ENABLED EMERGENCY NET-
WORK.— 
‘‘(1) NATIONAL
REPORT.—No more than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this sec-
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tion, the National 911 Implementation and Coordi-
nation Office shall develop a report to Congress on 
migrating to a national IP-enabled emergency net-
work capable of receiving and responding to all cit-
izen activated emergency communications. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) outline the potential benefits of such 
a migration; 
‘‘(B) identify barriers that must be over-
come and funding mechanisms to address those 
barriers; 
‘‘(C) include a proposed timetable, an out-
line of costs and potential savings; 
‘‘(D) provide recommendations on specific 
legislative language, 
‘‘(E) provide recommendations on any leg-
islative changes, including updating definitions, 
to facilitate a national IP-enabled emergency 
network; and 
‘‘(F) assess, collect, and analyze the expe-
riences of the PSAPs and related public safety 
authorities who are conducting trial deploy-
ments of IP-enabled emergency networks as of 
the date of enactment of this section. 
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