Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling; Use of Non-Initialized Wireless Phones

This document responds to a petition for reconsideration of a previous decision in this proceeding, by granting a request for stay of two of the Commission's rules imposing requirements for programming donated non-service-initialized phones and newly manufactured "911- only" wireless handsets with a code number as the telephone number/ mobile identification number. Such phones currently lack such an identifying number and therefore do not have "call-back" capability. This inability to reach a caller, when such phones are used in emergency situations, can lead to critical delays in response time. The action is taken because the importance of the call-back issue to public safety and the merits of the arguments raised in the petition for reconsideration warrant further investigation before any rules are implemented.