United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-03-10 monographic deposited born digital 27 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-338 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-338 P0b002ee180396607 f:d06338 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-338 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-338 GAO-06-338 Accountability Cellular telephones Data collection Emergency response Enhanced 911 Financial analysis Funds management Intergovernmental relations Surveys Taxes User fees Wireless Program implementation Other Written Product A48718 "Enhanced 911" (E911) service refers to the capability of public safety answering points to automatically receive an emergency caller's location information. An industry association estimates that nearly 82 million 911 calls are placed each year by callers using mobile phones. Wireless E911 technology provides emergency responders with the location and callback number of a person calling 911 from a mobile phone. The ENHANCE 911 Act of 2004 called for GAO to study state and local use of funds collected for the purpose of wireless E911 implementation. We are reporting on (1) the progress made in implementing wireless E911 services throughout the country, (2) the states and localities that have established taxes, fees, or charges for wireless E911 implementation, and (3) the states or localities that have used funds collected for the purposes of wireless E911 for unrelated purposes. To address these issues, we surveyed state-level E911 contacts on the collection and use of E911 funds. Of the 51 state E911 contacts (including the District of Columbia) who were asked to participate in our survey, we received 44 responses. We provided the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with a draft of this report and FCC provided technical comments that we incorporated. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-338/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-338.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-338/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-338.pdf GAO-06-338 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-338 Other Written Product GAO-06-338; Telecommunications: States' Collection and Use of Funds for Wireless Enhanced 911 Services; Accountability Cellular telephones Data collection Emergency response Enhanced 911 Financial analysis Funds management Intergovernmental relations Surveys Taxes User fees Wireless Program implementation