Today: FCC Announces Dates for Filing Comments on New Rural Call Completion Rules, FCC Workshop on 911 Outages, Nebraska 911 Plan
FCC Announces Dates for Filing Comments on New Rural Call Completion Rules
The Federal Communications Commission announced the date for filing comments and reply comments in its proceeding considering replacement of the existing rural call completion rules. Comments are due August 28, 2017; reply comments are due September 25, 2017.
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FCC Workshop on 911 Outages
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau announced it will host a public workshop on September 11, 2017, to discuss best practices for improving situational awareness during 911 outages. Topics to be addressed include how to strengthen Public Safety Answering Point 911 service outage notifications and how to best communicate with consumers about alternative methods of accessing emergency services. Further details regarding the workshop participants, roundtable discussion topics, and times will be announced in another Public Notice. Audio/video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC's web page at www.fcc.gov/live.
Nebraska 911 Plan
The Nebraska Public Service Commission is seeking comment on a draft of a Next Generation 911 Master Plan for the state. The plan was created in response to legislation designating the PSC as the statewide implementation and coordination authority for the statewide NG-911 system. Comments may be filed by August 11, 2017.
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