‘‘(C) has the capability so that the service 
can originate traffic to, and terminate traffic 
from, the public switched telephone network. 
‘‘(2)
VOIP
SERVICE
PROVIDER.—The
term 
‘VOIP service provider’ means any person who pro-
vides or offers to provide a VOIP service. 
‘‘(3) NECESSARY
E–911
INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
The term ‘necessary E–911 infrastructure’ means 
the originating trucks to the selective routers, selec-
tive routers, databases (including automatic location 
information databases and master street address 
guides), trunks, or other related facilities necessary 
for the delivery and completion of 911 and E–911 
calls, or other 911 and E–911 equipment, facilities, 
databases, interfaces, and related capabilities speci-
fied by the Commission. 
‘‘(4) NON-DIALABLE PSEUDO-AUTOMATIC NUM-
BER
IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER.—The term ‘non- 
dialable
pseudo-automatic
number
identification 
number’ means a number, consisting of the same 
number of digits as numbers used for automatic 
number identification, that is not a North American 
Numbering Plan telephone directory number and 
that may be used in place of an automatic number 
identification number to convey special meaning. 
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The special meaning assigned to the non-dialable 
pseudo-automatic number identification number is 
determined by nationally standard agreements, or by 
individual agreements, as necessary, between the 
system originating the call, intermediate systems 
handling and routing the call, and the destination 
system. 
‘‘SEC. 717. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF VOIP SERVICE 
PROVIDERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1)
FACILITIES-BASED
VOIP
SERVICE
PRO-
VIDERS.—A facilities-based VOIP service provider 
shall have the same rights, duties, and obligations as 
a requesting telecommunications carrier under sec-
tions 251 and 252, if the provider elects to assert 
such rights. 
‘‘(2) VOIP SERVICE PROVIDERS.—A VOIP serv-
ice provider that is not a facilities-based VOIP serv-
ice provider shall have only the same rights, duties, 
and obligations as a requesting telecommunications 
carrier under sections 251(b), 251(e), and 252, if 
the provider elects to assert such rights. 
‘‘(3) CLARIFYING TREATMENT OF VOIP SERV-
ICE.—A telecommunications carrier may use inter-
connection, services, and network elements obtained 
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pursuant to sections 251 and 252 from an incum-
bent local exchange carrier (as such term is defined 
in section 251(h)) to exchange VOIP service traffic 
with such incumbent local exchange carrier regard-
less of the provider originating such VOIP service 
traffic, including an affiliate of such telecommuni-
cations carrier. 
‘‘(b) DISABLED ACCESS.—A VOIP service provider 
or a manufacturer of VOIP service equipment shall have 
the same rights, duties, and obligations as a telecommuni-
cations carrier or telecommunications equipment manufac-
turer, respectively, under sections 225, 255, and 710 of 
the Act. Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Commission, in consultation with the Architec-
tural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 
shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to imple-
ment this section. In implementing this subsection, the 
Commission shall consider whether a VOIP service pro-
vider or manufacturer of VOIP service equipment pri-
marily markets such service or equipment as a substitute 
for telecommunications service, telecommunications equip-
ment, customer premises equipment, or telecommuni-
cations relay services. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
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