Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities; E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers
accessibility · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2008-04-21 · Effective 2008-05-21 · 73 FR 21252
Document
Document number
E8-8597
Federal Register citation
73 FR 21252
CFR reference
47 CFR 64
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
accessibility
Publication date
2008-04-21
Effective date
2008-05-21
FCC docket
CG Docket No. 03-123 and WC Docket No. 05-196
Abstract
In this document, the Commission adopts emergency call handling requirements for Internet-based telecommunications relay service (TRS) providers. These measures will ensure that persons using Internet-based forms of TRS, i.e., Video Relay Service (VRS), Internet Protocol (IP) Relay, and IP captioned telephone relay service (IP CTS), can promptly access emergency services, pending adoption of a solution that will permit Internet-based TRS providers to immediately and automatically place the outbound leg of an emergency call to an appropriate public safety answering point (PSAP), designated statewide default answering point, or appropriate local emergency authority.