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§ 615b. Definitions
As used in this Act:
(1) Secretary
(2) State
(3) Public safety answering point; PSAP
(4) Wireless carrier
(5) Enhanced wireless 9–1–1 service
(6) Wireless 9–1–1 service
(7) Emergency dispatch providers
(8)1
1 So in original. Two pars. (8) have been enacted.
IP-enabled voice service(8)1 Other emergency communications service
(9) Other emergency communications service provider
The term “other emergency communications service provider” means—
(A) an entity other than a local exchange carrier, wireless carrier, or an IP-enabled voice service provider that is required by the Federal Communications Commission consistent with the Commission’s authority under the Communications Act of 1934 [
(B) in the absence of a Commission requirement as described in subparagraph (A), an entity that voluntarily elects to provide other emergency communications services and is specifically authorized by the appropriate local or State 9–1–1 service governing authority to provide other emergency communications services.
(10) Enhanced 9–1–1 service
(Pub. L. 106–81, § 7, formerly § 6, Oct. 26, 1999, 113 Stat. 1289; renumbered § 7 and amended Pub. L. 110–283, title I, § 101(1), (3), title II, § 201(b), July 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 2620, 2623, 2624.)