ulations regarding enforcement of the broadband 
policy statement and the principles incorporated 
therein, with the sole exception of the authority to 
adopt procedures for the adjudication of complaints, 
as provided in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(c) STUDY.—Within 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this section, the Commission shall conduct, and 
submit to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce 
and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, a study regarding whether the objectives 
of the broadband policy statement and the principles in-
corporated therein are being achieved. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘Commission’s broadband policy statement’ means 
the policy statement adopted on August 5, 2005, and 
issued on September 23, 2005, In the Matters of Appro-
priate Framework for Broadband Access to the Internet 
over Wireline Facilities, and other Matters (FCC 05–151; 
CC Docket No. 02–33; CC Docket No. 01–337; CC Dock-
et Nos. 95–20, 98–10; GN Docket No. 00–185; CS Dock-
et No. 02–52).’’. 
TITLE III—VOIP/911 
SEC. 301. EMERGENCY SERVICES; INTERCONNECTION. 
Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is further amended by adding after 
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section 715 (as added by section 201 of this Act) the fol-
lowing new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 716. EMERGENCY SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) 911 AND E–911 SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each VOIP service pro-
vider has a duty to ensure that 911 and E–911 serv-
ices are provided to subscribers of VOIP services. 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
EXISTING
REGULATIONS.—A 
VOIP service provider that complies with the Com-
mission’s regulations requiring providers of VOIP 
service to supply 911 and E911 capabilities to their 
customers (Report and Order in WC Docket Nos. 
04–36 and 05–196) and that are in effect on the 
date of enactment of this section shall be considered 
to be in compliance with the requirements of this 
section, other than subsection (c), until such regula-
tions are modified or superseded by subsequent reg-
ulations. 
‘‘(b) NON-DISCRIMINATORY ACCESS TO CAPABILI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(1) ACCESS.—Each incumbent local exchange 
carrier (as such term is defined in section 251(h)) 
or government entity with ownership or control of 
the necessary E–911 infrastructure shall provide any 
requesting VOIP service provider with nondiscrim-
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inatory access to such infrastructure. Such carrier 
or entity shall provide access to the infrastructure at 
just and reasonable, nondiscriminatory rates, terms, 
and conditions. Such access shall be consistent with 
industry standards established by the National 
Emergency Number Association or other applicable 
industry standards organizations. 
‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—The Commission or a 
State commission may enforce the requirements of 
this subsection and the Commission’s regulations 
thereunder. A VOIP service provider may obtain ac-
cess to such infrastructure pursuant to section 717 
by asserting the rights described in such section. 
‘‘(c) NEW CUSTOMERS.—A VOIP service provider 
shall make 911 service available to new customers within 
a reasonable time in accordance with the following require-
ments: 
‘‘(1) CONNECTION
TO
SELECTIVE
ROUTER.— 
For all new customers not within the geographic 
areas where a VOIP service provider can imme-
diately provide 911 service to the geographically ap-
propriate PSAP, a VOIP service provider, or its 
third party vendor, shall have no more than 30 days 
from the date the VOIP provider has acquired a cus-
tomer to order service providing connectivity to the 
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