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— 
‘‘(A) such customer should arrange with 
his or her emergency response system provider, 
if any, to test such system after installation; 
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‘‘(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-
tion, the National 911 Implementation and Coordi-
nation Office shall develop a report to Congress on 
migrating to a national IP-enabled emergency net-
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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. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the report 
required by paragraph (1), the Office shall consult 
with representatives of the public safety community, 
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technology and telecommunications providers, and 
others it deems appropriate. 
‘‘(k) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) DEADLINE.—The Commission shall pre-
scribe regulations to implement this section within 
120 days after the date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(2)
LIMITATION.—Nothing
in
this
section 
shall be construed to permit the Commission to issue 
regulations that require or impose a specific tech-
nology or technological standard. 
‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) VOIP SERVICE.—The term ‘VOIP service’ 
means a service that— 
‘‘(A) provides real-time 2-way voice com-
munications
transmitted
through
customer 
premises equipment using TCP/IP protocol, or 
a successor protocol (including when the voice 
communication is converted to or from TCP/IP 
protocol by the VOIP service provider and 
transmitted to the subscriber without use of cir-
cuit switching), for a fee or without a fee; 
‘‘(B) is offered to the public, or such class-
es of users as to be effectively available to the 
public (whether part of a bundle of services or 
separately); and 
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