Next Generation 911; Text-to-911; Next Generation 911 Applications
other · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2013-10-29 · Effective 2013-10-29 · 78 FR 64404
Document
Document number
2013-25274
Federal Register citation
78 FR 64404
CFR reference
47 CFR 20
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2013-10-29
Effective date
2013-10-29
FCC docket
PS Docket Nos. 11-153 and 10-255
Abstract
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) amends the text-to-911 "bounce-back" requirement as it applies to Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers when consumers are roaming. In the May 2013 Bounce-Back Order, FCC 13-64, the Commission required all CMRS providers and providers of interconnected text messaging services to provide an automatic "bounce-back" text message in situations where a consumer attempts to send a text message to 911 in a location where text-to-911 is not available. This document amends the rule to specify that when a consumer attempts to send a text to 911 while roaming on a CMRS network, the CMRS provider offering roaming service (host provider) satisfies its bounce-back obligation provided that it does not impede the consumer's text to the consumer's home network provider (home provider) or impede any bounce-back message generated by the home provider back to the consumer.