3.0.0 1063 2023-01-13T04:48:07Z 2023-01-13T04:48:07Z Senate S S 2005-05-18 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2005-12-20T16:29:51Z Markup by 2005-11-02T21:04:20Z Referred to 2005-05-18T19:42:26Z S. Rept. 109-211 IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2005 109 2418 HR 2005-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Identical bill CRS 2005-12-20 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 353. Calendars 2005-12-20 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-211. Committee 2005-12-20 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-211. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2005-11-02 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2005-05-18 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5440) IntroReferral 2005-05-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5439-5440) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM N B001126 Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] CONRAD BURNS R MT R. 2005-05-18 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2005-05-18 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2005-05-24 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2005-07-14 False 2005-11-10T06:00:00Z S. 1063, IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2005 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/17464 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 2, 2005</p> 2005-11-10T06:00:00Z S. 1063, IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2005 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17464 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 2, 2005 Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Commerce Computer software Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Data banks Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Independent regulatory commissions Internet Law Legislation Liability (Law) Planning Telecommunication rates Telephone Science, Technology, Communications 00 2005-05-18 Introduced in Senate 2006-03-01T16:44:05Z IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2005 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe regulations to establish a set of requirements or obligations on providers of IP-enabled voice service (Internet protocol-enabled service for real-time two-way or multidirectional voice communications) to ensure that 911 (emergency) services and E-911 services (services that automatically delivers a 911 call to the appropriate public safety answering point) are available to customers of IP-enabled voice service. Requires: (1) nondiscriminatory IP provider access to 911 and E-911 services; (2) IP providers to provide to customers a clear and conspicuous notice of the unavailability of 911 and E-911 services; and (3) IP provider and user immunity in the provision and use of 911 and E-911 services to the same extent as local exchange companies and other persons, respectively.

Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the E-911 Implementation Coordination Office to develop and report to Congress on a national plan for migrating to a national IP-enabled emergency network capable of receiving and responding to all citizen activated emergency communications.

]]> 01 2005-12-20 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2006-03-01T16:47:16Z IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2005 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review requirements outlined in a specified FCC report and order and, within 120 days after enactment of this Act, establish requirements that are technologically and operationally feasible for providers of IP-enabled voice service to ensure that 911 and E (enhanced)-911 services are available to subscribers of IP-enabled voice services. Requires the FCC to issue regulations regarding access to 911 components by IP-enabled voice service providers. Defines "IP-enabled voice service" as certain real-time two-way voice communications offered, or effectively available, to the public, transmitted using TCP/IP or a successor protocol, for a fee and with two-way interconnection capability such that the service can originate traffic to, and terminate traffic from, the public switched telephone network.

Allows a provider of IP-enabled voice service to continue to provide non-911 or E-911 service to subscribers who had subscribed as of December 31, 2005, and to whom notice has been given of the unavailability of such service. Requires such a provider, each six months, to file a report with the FCC detailing its efforts to identify and implement a 911 or E-911 solution, or both.

Allows the FCC to waive its 911 or E-911 service requirements if: (1) the provider gives to subscribers separate and clear notice that it does not offer such service to its customers; (2) the subscriber separately acknowledges receipt of such notice in writing or by electronic means; and (3) the provider demonstrates that it is not technologically or operationally feasible to comply with the 911 or E-911 requirements. Limits: (1) each waiver to a 12-month period; and (2) the waiver authority period to 48 months after the enactment of this Act.

Provides for parity of protection with respect to immunity and other protection from liability under federal and state law for a provider or user of IP-enabled voice services, a public safety answering point (PSAP), and the officers, employees and authorizing government entity, if any, of such provider, user, or PSAP.

Provides for FCC enforcement of the requirements of this Act.

Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to direct the E-911 Implementation Coordination Office to develop and report to Congress on a national plan for migrating to a national IP-enabled emergency network capable of receiving and responding to all citizen-activated emergency communications.

Requires the FCC to: (1) compile a list of all known PSAPs; (2) organize such list by county, town, or other political subdivision of a state; and (3) make available from such list to the public, on the Internet website of the FCC, the 10-digit telephone number of each PSAP so listed. Directs the FCC to take similar action with respect to selective routers, and to make such list available to providers of telecommunications services and to providers of IP-enabled voice service who are seeking to provide E-911 service to their subscribers.

]]> IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2005 Display Title IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote and enhance public safety and to encourage the rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2005 Short Titles as Reported to Senate IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2005 S Senate Reported to Senate 2005-12-20T05:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2005-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1063is/xml/BILLS-109s1063is.xml 2005-12-20 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 353. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.