[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 150 (Friday, August 2, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40348-40352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19662]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 20
[CC Docket No. 94-102; FCC 96-264]
Compatibility of Wireless Services With Enhanced 911
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a Report and
Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that creates rules to
govern the availability of basic 911 services and the implementation of
Enhanced 911 (E911) for wireless services. (The summary of the Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking portion of this decision may be found
elsewhere in this edition of the Federal Register). The primary goal of
this proceeding is to promote safety of life and property through the
use of wireless communications, ensure broad availability of wireless
911 services, by creating a uniform, nationwide standard concerning the
processing of 911 calls from wireless handsets, and establish a
timetable for the development and deployment of technologies that will
enable wireless carriers and emergency service providers to identify
the location of wireless 911 callers.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter G. Wolfe, Policy Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418-1310.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Report and Order
(``R&O'') portion of the Commission's Report and Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in CC Docket No. 94-104; FCC 96-264,
adopted June 12, 1996, and released July 26, 1996. The summary of the
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking portion of this decision may be
found elsewhere in this edition of the Federal Register. The complete
text of this R&O is available for inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street,
N.W. Washington, D.C., and may be purchased from the Commission's copy
contractor, International Transcription Service, (202) 857-3800, 2100 M
Street, N.W., Suite 140, Washington, D.C. 20037.
Synopsis of the Report and Order
1. In the R&O, the Commission adopted several requirements and made
them applicable to all cellular licensees, broadband Personal
Communications Service (PCS), and certain Specialized Mobile Radio
(SMR) licensees.1 These SMR providers include 800 MHz and 900 MHz
SMR licensees that hold geographic area licensees, as well as incumbent
wide area SMR licensees defined as licensees who have obtained extended
implementation authorizations in the 800 MHz or 900 MHz SMR service,
either by waiver or under Section 90.629 of the Commission's Rules. The
covered SMR providers include only licensees that offer real-time, tow-
way switched voice service that is interconnected with the public
switched network, either on a stand-alone basis or packaged with other
telecommunications services. These classes of licensees are hereafter
referred to as ``covered carriers.'' Certain other SMR licensees and
Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) carriers are exempt from our
requirements.
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\1\ The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking initiating this proceeding
may be found at 59 FR 54878, November 2, 1994.
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2. For basic 911 services, the R&O first requires that, not later
than 12 months after the effective date of the rules adopted in this
proceeding, covered carriers must process and transmit to any
appropriate PSAPs all 911 calls made from wireless mobile handsets
which transmit a code identification,2 including calls initiated
by roamers. The processing and transmission of such calls shall not be
subject to any user validation or similar procedure that otherwise may
be invoked by the covered carrier.
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\2\ The term ``code identification,'' when used in this Order in
conjunction with 911 calls, means (1) in the case of calls
transmitted over the facilities of a covered carrier other than a
Specialized Mobile Radio carrier that is subject to the requirements
of this Order, a call originated from a mobile unit which has a
Mobile Identification Number (MIN); and (2) in the case of calls
transmitted over the facilities of a Specialized Mobile Radio
carrier that is subject to the requirements of this Order, a call
originated from a mobile unit which has the functional equivalent of
a MIN. A MIN is a 34-bit binary number that a PCS or cellular
handset transmits as part of the process of identifying itself to
wireless networks. Each handset has one MIN, and it is derived from
the ten-digit North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone number
that is programmed into the handset by a CMRS provider generally
when it initiates service for a new subscriber. See, e.g., EIA/TIA
Standard 553, Mobile Station--Land Station Compatibility
Specification, September 1989, at 2.3.1.
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3. In the case of 911 calls made from wireless mobile handsets that
do not transmit a code identification, not later than 12 months after
the effective date of the rules adopted in this proceeding, covered
carriers must process and transmit such calls to any appropriate PSAP
which previously has issued a formal instruction to the carrier
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involved that the PSAP desires to receive such calls from the carrier.
4. Not later than 12 months after the effective date of the rules
adopted in this proceeding, covered carriers must be capable of
transmitting calls by individuals with speech or hearing disabilities
through devices used in conjunction with or as a substitute for
traditional wireless mobile handsets, e.g., through the use of Text
Telephone Devices (TTY) to local 911 services.
5. The implementation and deployment of enhanced 911(E911) features
and functions will be accomplished in two phases. Under Phase I, not
later than 12 months after the effective date of the rules adopted in
this proceeding, covered carriers must have initiated the actions
necessary to enable them to relay a caller's Automatic Number
Identification (ANI) and the location of the base station or cell site
receiving a 911 call to the designated PSAP. Not later than 18 months
after the effective date of the rules adopted in this R&O, such
carriers must have completed these actions. These capabilities will
allow the PSAP attendant to call back if the 911 call is disconnected.
6. Under Phase II, not later than five years after the effective
date of the rules adopted in this proceeding, covered carriers are
required to achieve the capability to identify the latitude and
longitude of a mobile unit making a 911 call, within a radius of no
more than 125 meters in 67 percent of all cases.
7. The E911 (Phase I and Phase II) requirements imposed upon
covered carriers in the Order shall apply only if (1) a carrier
receives a request for such E911 services from the administrator of a
PSAP that is capable of receiving and utilizing the data elements
associated with the services; and (2) a mechanism for the recovery of
costs relating to the provision of such services is in place. If the
carrier receives a request less than 6 months before the implementation
dates of Phase I and Phase II, then it must comply with the Phase I and
Phase II requirements within 6 months after the receipt of the notice
specifying the request.
8. Covered carriers, in coordination with the public safety
organizations, are also directed to resolve certain E911 implementation
issues, including grade of service and interface standards, through
industry consensus in conjunction with standard-setting bodies.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
9. As required by Section 603 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5
U.S.C. 603 (RFA), an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) was
incorporated in the Notice. The Commission sought written public
comments on the proposals in the Notice, including on the IRFA. The
Commission's Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) in this Order
conforms to the RFA, as amended by the Contract With America
Advancement Act of 1996, Public Law No. 104-121, 110 Stat. 847 (1996)
(CWAAA).3
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\3\ Subtitle II of the CWAAA is ``The Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996,'' (SBREFA), codified at 5 U.S.C.
Sec. 601.
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I. Need For and Objective of the Rules
10. This Report and Order adopts policies concerning the operation
of 911 and enhanced 911 (E911) emergency calling service and the
services provided by cellular, broadband personal communications
services (PCS), and geographic area specialized mobile radio (SMR)
licensees. Commenters responding to the Notice in this proceeding have
identified a number of ways in which 911 and E911 might be available
through the use of wireless telephones, and have indicated that more
widely available 911 and E911 services will save lives and property.
Commenters also have indicated that various enhancements to wireless
911 service, such as the ability of the carrier to provide precise
caller location information to the public safety answering point
administrators, would make significant contributions to the
effectiveness of wireless 911 services.
11. We find that the benefit of providing for more widely available
and more effective 911 and E911 services for users of wireless
telephones exceed any negative effects that may result from the
promulgation of rules for this purpose. Thus, we conclude that the
public interest is served by requiring that wireless telephones operate
effectively with E911 systems.
II. Summary of Issues Raised by the Public Comments In Response to the
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
12. No comments were submitted in direct response to the Initial
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. In general comments on the Notice,
however, a number of commenters raised issues that might affect small
entities. Most of the wireless industry supported exemption for site-
specific Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) licensees due to their limited
interconnection with the public switched network. Rural cellular
providers argued that they should be exempted from E911 requirements
because of the high expense in low density markets, as well as the lack
of emergency service provider capabilities in such markets.
III. Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping and Other Compliance
Requirements of the Rule
13. There are no general reporting or recordkeeping requirements.
There are, however, requirements for a group of trade and consumer
organizations to report to the Commission on the status of industry
discussions of technical standards and other implementation issues. We
assume that these reports will be prepared by the professional staff of
these associations, and we do not intend to impose any unnecessary
burdens or costs on the entities involved in the preparation and
submission of the reports. The rule will require cellular, broadband
PCS, and geographic area SMR licensees to upgrade their equipment so
that:
(1) 911 calls from wireless mobile handsets which transmit a code
identification will be transmitted without delay or credit
verification.
(2) 911 calls from any mobile handset will be transmitted without
delay or credit verification to any emergency service provider who
requests that they be transmitted.
(3) 911 calls may be transmitted by speech or hearing impaired
individuals through Text Telephone Devices.
(4) Emergency service providers will be enabled to call back 911
calls which are disconnected.
(5) Emergency service providers will be sent the location of the
911 caller within a radius of 125 meters by longitude and latitude in
67 percent of all cases.
14. These upgrades will require engineering and construction work
on switches, protocols, and network architectures. We recognize that
full implementation of wireless E911 will incur additional expenses.
However, we have found that E911 service to be in the public interest
and that these relatively fixed costs will be spread over a widening
base of subscribers as wireless subscribership grows, lowering unit
costs per subscriber.
IV. Description and Estimate of Small Entities Subject to the Rules
15. The rule adopted in this Report and Order will apply to
providers of cellular, broadband PCS, and geographic area 800 MHz and
900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) services, including licensees
who have obtained extended implementation authorizations in the 800 MHz
or 900 MHz SMR services, either by waiver or under Section 90.629 of
the Commission's Rules. However, the rule will apply to SMR
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licensees only if they offer real-time, two-way voice service that is
interconnected with the public switched network.
a. Estimates for Cellular Licensees
16. The Commission has not developed a definition of small entities
applicable to cellular licensees. Therefore, the applicable definition
of small entity is the definition under the Small Business
Administration (SBA) rules applicable to radiotelephone companies. This
definition provides that a small entity is a radiotelephone company
employing fewer than 1,500 persons.4 Since the Regulatory
Flexibility Act amendments were not in effect until the record in this
proceeding was closed, the Commission was unable to request information
regarding the number of small cellular businesses and is unable at this
time to make a precise estimate of the number of cellular firms which
are small businesses.
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\4\ 13 CFR Sec. 121.201, Standard Industrial Classification
(SIC) Code 4812.
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17. The size data provided by the SBA does not enable us to make a
meaningful estimate of the number of cellular providers which are small
entities because it combines all radiotelephone companies with 500 or
more employees.5 We therefore used the 1992 Census of
Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, conducted by the Bureau
of the Census, which is the most recent information available. That
census shows that only 12 radiotelephone firms out of a total of 1,178
such firms which operated during 1992 had 1,000 or more
employees.6 Therefore, even if all 12 of these large firms were
cellular telephone companies, all of the remainder were small
businesses under the SBA's definition. We assume that, for purposes of
our evaluations and conclusions in the Final Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis, all of the current cellular licensees are small entities, as
that term is defined by the SBA. Although there are 1,758 cellular
licenses, we do not know the number of cellular licensees, since a
cellular licensee may own several licenses.
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\5\ U. S. Small Business Administration 1992 Economic Census
Employment Report, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce, SIC Code 4812 (radiotelephone communications industry data
adopted by the SBA Office of Advocacy).
\6\ U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, UC92-
S-1, Subject Series, Establishment and Firm Size, Table 5,
Employment Size of Firms: 1992, SIC Code 4812 (issued May 1995).
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18. We assume that all of the current rural cellular licensees are
small businesses. Comments filed by small business associations, the
Organization for the Protection and Advancement of Small Telephone
Companies (OPASTCO), state that \2/3\ of its 440 members provide
cellular service, and comments filed by the Rural Cellular Association
(RCA) state that its members serve 80 cellular service areas. We
recognize that these numbers represent only part of the current rural
cellular licensees because there might be other rural companies not
represented by either association.
b. Estimates for Broadband PCS Licensees
19. The broadband PCS spectrum is divided into six frequency blocks
designated A through F. Pursuant to 47 CFR Sec. 24.720(b), the
Commission has defined ``small entity'' for Blocks C and F licensees as
firms that had average gross revenues of less than $40 million in the
three previous calendar years. This regulation defining ``small
entity'' in the context of broadband PCS auctions has been approved by
the SBA.7
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\7\ See Implementation of Section 309(j) of the Communications
Act--Competitive Bidding, PP Docket No. 93-253, Fifth Report and
Order, 9 FCC Rcd 5532, 5581-84 (1994).
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20. The Commission has auctioned broadband PCS licenses in Blocks
A, B, and C. We do not have sufficient data to determine how many small
businesses under the Commission's definition bid successfully for
licenses in Blocks A and B. As of now, there are 90 non-defaulting
winning bidders that qualify as small entities in the Block C auction.
Based on this information, we conclude that the number of broadband PCS
licensees affected by the rule adopted in this Report and Order
includes the 90 non-defaulting winning bidders that qualify as small
entities in the Block C broadband PCS auction.
21. At present, no licenses have been awarded for Blocks D, E, and
F for spectrum. Therefore, there are no small businesses currently
providing these services. However, a total of 1,479 licenses will be
awarded in the D, E, and F Block broadband PCS auctions, which are
scheduled to begin on August 26, 1996. Eligibility for the 493 F Block
licensees is limited to ``entrepreneur'' with the average gross
revenues of less than $125 million. However, we cannot estimate how
many small businesses under the Commission's definition will win F
Block licensees, or D and E Block licensees. Given the facts that
nearly all radiotelephone companies have fewer than 1,000 employees and
that no reliable estimate of the number of prospective D, E, and F
Block licensees can be made, we assume, for purposes of our evaluations
and conclusions in this FRFA, that all of the licenses will be awarded
to small entities, as that term is defined by the SBA.
c. Estimates for SMR Licensees
22. Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 90.814(b)(1), the Commission has defined
``small entity'' for geographic area 800 MHz and 900 MHz SMR licenses
as firms that had average gross revenues of less than $15 million in
the three previous calendar years. This regulation defining ``small
entity'' in the context of 800 MHz and 900 MHz SMR has been approved by
the SBA.8
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\8\ See Amendment of Parts 2 and 90 of the Commission's Rules to
Provide for the Use of 200 Channels Outside the Designated Filing
Areas in the 896-901 MHz and the 935-940 MHz Bands Allotted to the
Specialized Mobile Radio Pool, PR Docket No. 89-583, Second Order on
Reconsideration and Seventh Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd 2639, 2693-
702 (1995); Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to
Facilitate Future Development of SMR Systems in the 800 MHz
Frequency Band, PR Docket No. 93-144, First Report and Order, Eighth
Report and Order, and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
11 FCC Rcd 1463 (1995).
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23. The rule adopted in this Report and Order applies to SMR
providers in the 800 MHz and 900 MHz bands that either hold geographic
area licenses or have obtained extended implementation authorizations.
We do not know how many firms provide 800 MHz or 900 MHz geographic
area SMR service pursuant to extended implementation authorizations,
nor how many of these providers have annual revenues of less than $15
million. Since the Regulatory Flexibility Act amendments were not in
effect until the record in this proceeding was closed, the Commission
was unable to request information regarding the number of small
businesses in this category. We do know that one of these firms has
over $15 million in revenues. We assume, for purposes of our
evaluations and conclusions in this FRFA, that all of the remaining
existing extended implementation authorizations are held by small
entities, as that term is defined by the SBA.
24. The Commission recently held auctions for geographic area
licenses in the 900 MHz SMR band. There were 60 winning bidders who
qualified as small entities under the Commission's definition in the
900 MHz auction. Based on this information, we conclude that the number
of geographic area SMR licensees affected by the rule adopted in this
Report and Order includes these 60 small entities.
25. No auctions have been held for 800 MHz geographic area SMR
licenses.
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Therefore, no small entities currently hold these licenses. A total of
525 licenses will be awarded for the upper 200 channels in the 800 MHz
geographic area SMR auction. However, the Commission has not yet
determined how many licenses will be awarded for the lower 230 channels
in the 800 MHz geographic area SMR auction. There is no basis to
estimate, moreover, how many small entities within the SBA's definition
will win these licenses. Given the facts that nearly all radiotelephone
companies have fewer than 1,000 employees and that no reliable estimate
of the number of prospective 800 MHz licensees can be made, we assume,
for purposes of our evaluations and conclusions in this FRFA, that all
of the licenses will be awarded to small entities, as that term is
defined by the SBA.
V. Steps Taken To Minimize the Burdens on Small Entities
26. The Commission in this proceeding has considered comments on
ways of achieving wider 911 availability and E911 compatibility with
wireless telephone services. In doing so, the Commission has adopted
alternatives which minimize burdens placed on small entities. First, it
has limited the regulations to mass market two-way voice services. In
doing so, it excluded small local specialized mobile services which
provide mainly dispatch services and do not provide the mass market
services which most users rely on to send 911 calls. It has also
excluded mobile satellite systems. Second, it provided for waivers for
small rural cellular carriers, and also provided that most services
would not be required unless specifically requested by the local
emergency service providers. Third, it has taken industry concerns into
account by basing the schedule for implementing E911 on that
recommended by the Consensus Agreement between the Cellular Telephone
Industry Association and public safety organizations, which does not
require caller location information until five years after the rules
adopted in the Order become effective. Finally, it has made the E911
requirements conditional on (1) a request by a local emergency service
provider that is capable of receiving and using the information; and
(2) a mechanism for the recovery of costs relating to the provision of
the service. Therefore, the burden on small entities will be offset by
the requirement that a cost recovery mechanism will be in place before
their E911 obligations need to be implemented.
VI. Significant Alternatives Considered and Rejected
27. The Commission rejected the alternative proposal that the rules
should be applicable to all providers of Commercial Mobile voice
services because not all CMRS services are mass market voice services
whose users expect to be able to use them to call 911. Specifically,
the Commission found that the costs of requiring local SMR services to
comply with the rules would outweigh the benefits and application of
the rules to them, and would give them an incentive to eliminate their
interconnection to the public network, which would not be in the public
interest. The Commission did not exempt rural cellular carriers from
these requirements, as requested by some of commenters, but instead
provided for waivers. The Consensus Agreement between the Cellular
Telephone Industry Association and public safety organizations
indicated that the signatories would work with rural cellular carriers
to resolve their problems in good faith, and that the issue of how such
carriers would be treated need not delay the final rule, which would be
required in the public interest. Instead, reviewing the need for
applying the rules to rural cellular carriers could be reviewed on an
individualized basis. Moreover, the Commission relied on the
representations that many emergency service providers do not use 911 in
rural areas, so that the requirement that the emergency service
providers would have to request and be capable of receiving and using
the E911 services would protect carriers from the obligation to provide
unneeded services. Further, the requirement that there be a cost
recovery mechanism would protect small carriers from having to absorb
excessive costs.
28. The Commission rejected proposals to delay the provision of the
upgrades necessary to expand the availability of 911 and the accuracy
of location technology because these upgrades will result in saving
lives and property and because the requirements of the rules were
included in the Consensus Agreement. We rejected the argument that
imposing 911 availability requirements on wireless carriers would
competitively disadvantage wireless carriers, since several wireless
carriers have been voluntarily transmitting 911 calls without a
validation requirement. Moreover, the Commission rejected proposals
that Federal grade of service and other standards should be developed
by the Commission, and instead determined that parties should be
allowed to develop standards with monitoring by the Commission, since
these issues require a level of expertise which can best be achieved by
intra-industry discussions.
VII. Report to Congress
29. The Commission shall send a copy of this Final Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis along with this Order in a report to Congress
pursuant of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996, codified at 5 U.S.C. Section 801(a)(1)(A). A copy of this RFA
will also be published in the Federal Register.
Ordering Clauses
30. Accordingly, it is ordered that the rule amendments specified
below shall become effective October 1, 1996.
31. It is further ordered That the Petition of the Ad Hoc Alliance
for Public Access to 911 is granted in part, as set forth in the text
of the Order.
32. It is further ordered That the signatories to the Consensus
Agreement, the Personal Communications Industry Association, and the Ad
Hoc Alliance for Public Access to 911 file joint annual reports within
30 days after the end of each calendar year, as set forth in the text
of this Order.
33. It is further ordered That the signatories to the Consensus
Agreement, the Personal Communications Industry Association, and
Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. file a joint report within one
year of the effective date of the rules adopted herein, as set forth in
the text of the Order.
34. This action is taken pursuant to Sections 1, 4(i), 201, 208,
215, 303, and 309 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47
U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 201, 208, 215, 303, 309.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 20
Communications common carriers, Federal Communications Commission.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
Rule Changes
Part 20 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended
as follows:
PART 20--COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICES
1. The authority citation for Part 20 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sections 4, 303 and 332, 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as
amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, and 332.
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2. Section 20.03 is amended by adding the following definitions in
alphabetical order to read as follows:
Sec. 20.3 Definitions.
Automatic Number Identification. A system which permits the
identification of the caller's telephone number.
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Code Identification. A Mobile Identification Number for calls
carried over the facilities of a cellular or Broadband PCS licensees,
or the functional equivalent of a Mobile Identification Number in the
case of calls carried over the facilities of a Specialized Mobile Radio
Services.
* * * * *
Mobile Identification Number. A 34-bit number that is a digital
representation of the 10-digit directory telephone number assigned to a
mobile station.
* * * * *
Pseudo Automatic Number Identification. A system which identifies
the location of the base station or cell site through which a mobile
call originates.
Public Safety Answering Point. A point that has been designated to
receive 911 calls and route them to emergency service personnel.
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3. Section 20.18 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 20.18 911 Service.
(a) The following requirements are only applicable to Broadband
Personal Communications Services (part 24, subpart E of this chapter)
and Cellular Radio Telephone Service (part 22, subpart H of this
chapter), Geographic Area Specialized Mobile Radio Services in the 800
MHz and 900 MHz bands (included in part 90, subpart S of this chapter)
and offer real-time, two-way voice service that is interconnected with
the public switched network, and Incumbent Wide Area SMR Licensees.
(b) As of October 1, 1997, licensees subject to this section must
process all 911 calls which transmit a Code Identification and must
process all 911 wireless calls which do not transmit a Code
Identification where requested by the administrator of the designated
Public Safety Answering Point which is capable of receiving and
utilizing the data elements associated with 911 service.
(c) As of October 1, 1997, licensees subject to this section must
be capable of transmitting 911 calls from individuals with speech or
hearing disabilities through means other than mobile radio handsets,
e.g., through the use of Text Telephone Devices.
(d) As of April 1, 1998, licensees subject to this section must
relay the telephone number of the originator of a 911 call and the
location of the cell site or base station receiving a 911 call from any
mobile handset or text telephone device accessing their systems to the
designated Public Service Answering Point through the use of Pseudo
Automatic Number Identification and Automatic Number Identification.
(e) As of October 1, 2001, licensees subject to this section must
provide to the designated Public Service Answering Point the location
of a 911 call by longitude and latitude within a radius of 125 meters
using root mean square techniques.
(f) The requirements set forth in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this
section shall be applicable only if the administrator of the designated
Public Service Answering Point has requested the services required
under those paragraphs and is capable of receiving and utilizing the
data elements associated with the service, and a mechanism for
recovering the costs of the service is in place.
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