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| Telephone service and surcharge levies |
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| Primarily for wireline - generates revenue to |
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| Fed legislation opened door for CLECs - included internet |
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| parity fo wireless carriers, standards for phase I, Phase II, "To promote and enhance public safety through use of 911 as the universal emergency assistance numberto enhance public safety by encouraging and facilitating the prompt deployment of a nationwide, seamless communications infrastructure for emergency services that includes wireless communications. |
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| enhance 9-1-1 act of 2004 |
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| Act to improve, enhance, and promote the Nation's homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through the use of enhanced 911 services, to further upgrade Public Safety Answering Point capabilities and related functions in receiving E-911 calls |
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| VoIP facilitating the rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encourage the Nation's transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network, and improve 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities. |
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| IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007 |
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| duty of every IP enabled voice service provider engaged in interstate or foreign communication to provide 9–1–1 service, including enhanced 9–1–1 service, to its subscribers |
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| Federal communications commission - regulates federal telecomm - wireless / voip. |
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| 3 digit numbers - Reserved for variety of services.. 311, 211, 511, 711, 811 - VoIp may |
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| Private switch providers - diff states enacted laws; however Federal fcc since 1994 has reviewed, but never adopted federal requirements |
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| Federal FCC issues - CLEC |
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| Depends on own state laws. Originally CPE was offered by one company. NOw that deregulation has occurred - competetive market for database, CPE, etc |
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| Liability - in most states, can't sue the government. In cases of 9-1-1, sovereign immunity - state by state, find out what statute says about liability with 9-1-1 services.. |
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| Telecommunications services priority - federal / state program - in disaster situations. services restored on case by case basis |
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| confidentiality/public info laws/ privacy laws |
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| specific provisions in law - to allow or disallow info to be released to public -depends on state |
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| Public utility commission - rates and how they apply. wireline was regulated service - rates and how they apply |
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| can buy services seperately - i.e. 9-1-1 network, database, cpe.. not have to buy all together |
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| lot of levels of govt involved, fcc, state, grants, liability protection, local govts, special distcts - all have diff funding - policies, etc.. |
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| Special leg issues - PBX - ANI |
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| wireless - needs to send ani/ali |
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| Special leg issues - TDD Protocols |
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| Dept of Justice - prov non-discrim to disabled community rule requirements for TDD .. DOJ reviewing in light of text msg. Hearing impaired want to use smart phones -- we can't accept text |
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| law against making false 9-1-1 calls |
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