NENA Applauds VoIP Law

NENA issued a statement saying it applauded Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) for their support of the IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2006 (S.B. 1063). The Senate just voted to include the legislation in a part of the Safe Port Act they will soon consider. NENA said the bill “addresses several important issues and provides tools to support the national deployment of E9-1-1 for VoIP.” Specifically, it would onfirm the states’ authority to impose and collect 911 fees from VoIP providers; provide liability parity for PSAPs, VoIP providers and users of VoIP services equivalent to existing protections for other services; ensure that VoIP providers have access to E911 infrastructure necessary to complete E911 deployment; and require the National 911 Implementation and Coordination Office to submit a plan to Congress on the migration towards a modernized IP-Enabled 911 system. Find S.B. 1063 here.