S.428 - IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007

A bill to amend the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007 as reported to senate.
  • Short: IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to amend the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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2/26/2008--Passed Senate amended. IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 to impose on IP-enabled voice service providers engaged in interstate or foreign communication a requirement to provid
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2/26/2008--Passed Senate amended. IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007 -

(Sec. 2)

Amends the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 to impose on IP-enabled voice service providers engaged in interstate or foreign communication a requirement to provide 9-1-1 service, including enhanced 9-1-1 service, to its subscribers. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue regulations granting IP-enabled voice service providers right of access to 9-1-1 components that are necessary to provide 9-1-1 service, on the same rates, terms, and conditions that are provided to commercial mobile service providers. Requires the providers to establish a point of contact for public safety and government officials relative to 9-1-1 service and access. Authorizes the FCC to delegate enforcement authority to state agencies or programs with emergency communications jurisdiction. Authorizes the FCC to require any provider of a voice service that is a substitute for telephone exchange service to provide 9-1-1 service, including enhanced 9-1-1 service.

(Sec. 3)

Requires that, when IP-enabled voice service or alternative emergency communications service is involved, there be parity in liability (as compared to local exchange companies and others) for service carriers, users, and public safety answering points (facilities designated to receive 9-1-1 calls and route them to emergency personnel) (PSAPs). Defines "alternative emergency communications service" as the provision of emergency information to a PSAP via wire or radio communications, possibly including 9-1-1 and enhanced 9-1-1 services.

(Sec. 4)

Declares that nothing in this Act, the Communications Act of 1934, the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, or any FCC regulation or order prevents states, their subdivisions, or Indian tribes from imposing a fee on or collecting a fee from IP-enabled voice services to support 9-1-1 or E-9-1-1 services.

(Sec. 5)

Requires the FCC to report annually to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce on the status in each state of the collection and distribution of 9-1-1 fees.

(Sec. 6)

Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the E-9-1-1 Implementation Coordination Office to develop a national plan for migrating to a national IP-enabled emergency network. Requires, after plan completion, grants for migration to such a network. Authorizes the FCC to compile a list of PSAP contact information, as well as contact information for 9-1-1 component providers, to assist providers in complying with this Act and specified provisions of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act. Allows the FCC to make any part of that information available to the public to improve public safety. Requires the FCC to work cooperatively with public safety organizations, industry participants, and the E-9-1-1 Implementation Coordination Office to develop best practices that promote consistency.

(Sec. 7)

Requires the FCC to enforce the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 as if that Act was part of the Communications Act of 1934 and deems any violation to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934.

(Sec. 8)

Sets deadlines for:
(1) the FCC to remit all amounts promised for the completion of an update to the Report on Technical and Operational Issues Impacting the Provision of Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Services; and
(2) the filing of related written findings.


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03/11/08
New VoIP Bill Solidifies E911 Requirements

The IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act (S.428) will vest the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with the authority to mandate that ...

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02/27/08
Senate Passes VoIP/Public Safety Bill

The US Senate approved S. 428, the IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act. The measure would require Internet telephone companies to offer ...

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02/27/08
Senate Approves 'Enhanced' 911 VoIP Bill

The bill, S. 428, would allow cable companies and other VoIP providers the same type of interconnection access as traditional phone providers so that 911 ...

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02/11/09
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12/10/08
Eine kurze (mikrosoziologische) Einführung in die Körpersoziologie ...

(zitiert nach E. Durkheim 1994,S. 428 f.) Gesellschaft vergewaltigt den Willen des Einzelnen, beschneidet seine Triebe und legt sich wie eine zweite Haut um das Indidviuum, so dass sie im allgemeinen unspürbar wird, aber in Fällen des ...

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11/12/08
Niedersächsisches Oberverwaltungsgericht - Rechtsprechungsdatenbank

Januar 2007 - 8 K 1935/06 -, NuR 2007, S. 428 ; offenlassend Saarl.OVG, Urt. v. 22. November 2007 - 2 B 176/07 -, juris Rdnr. 11). Letztlich mag dies aber dahinstehen, weil jedenfalls der angegriffene Abschlussbetriebsplan keine ...

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