12 2 STA T . 2 6 2 0PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 83—J UL Y 23 , 2008 PublicLaw1 1 0–283 110 thCongres s A n Act Topr o m o teand en h an c ep ubli c s a f et y by facilitatin g the rapid deployment of IP- enabled 91 1 and E– 911 ser v ices , encourage the N ation ’ s transition to a national IP-enabled emergency net w or k , and improve 911 and E–911 access to those with disabilities .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E. ThisActmaybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ N e w a n d E me rg ing Techn ol ogies 91 1 I m p ro v ement Act o f20 0 8’ ’ or the ‘‘NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008’’ .TI T LE I —91 1 S E RV I C ES AND I P– ENA B LED V O ICE SERVICE PROVIDERS SEC. 1 0 1. DU T Y TO P RO V IDE 9 11 A ND ENHANCED 911 SERVICE. The W ireless C omm u nications and P ublic S afety Act of 1999 is amended —( 1 ) by redesignating section 6 ( 47U .S.C. 61 5 b) as section 7
(2) by inserting after section 5 the following new section
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‘SEC. 6 . DUTY TO PROVIDE 9 – 1–1 AND ENHANCED 9–1–1 SERVICE. ‘‘(a) DUTIES .—It shall be the duty of each IP - enabled voice service provider to provide 9 – 1–1 service and enhanced 9–1–1 service to its subscribers in accordance with the re q uirements of the F ederal Communications Commission, as in effect on the date of enactment of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improve- ment Act of 2008 and as such requirements may be modified by the Commission from time to time. ‘‘(b) P AR IT YFO R IP-E N A BL E DV OI C E SER V ICE PROVIDERS.—An IP-enabled voice service provider that see k s capabilities to provide 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 service from an entity with ownership or control over such capabilities, to comply with its obligations under subsection (a), shall, for the e x clusive purpose of complying with such obligations, have a right of access to such capabilities, including interconnection, to provide 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1– 1 service on the same rates, terms, and conditions that are provided to a provider of commercial mobile service (as such term is defined in section 3 32(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d))), sub j ect to such regulations as the Commission prescribes under subsection (c). ‘‘(c) R E G ULATIONS.—The Commission— 47USC615a– 1 .New a ndEm e rgi ng T e ch n ol ogie s9 11 I m p ro v emen tA ct o f20 0 8 . 47 USC 609 note. Ju l y 2 3, 2008 [H . R . 3403 ]
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