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ENP Study Group Legislation. Brought to you by: The Florida NENA Education committee . Legislation BOK Exam Structure Index. The Legislation section of the ENP exam: Legislation = 5% or 7.5 questions Employment Laws and Regulations Compensation Laws and Regulation Legislation = 5%
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ENP Study GroupLegislation Brought to you by: The Florida NENA Education committee
LegislationBOK Exam Structure Index • The Legislation section of the ENP exam: • Legislation = 5% or 7.5 questions • Employment Laws and Regulations • Compensation Laws and Regulation • Legislation = 5% • Funding and Enabling Legislation • Telecommunications Regulatory Environment • Special Legislative Areas
LegislationFederal 911 Legislation • Legislative Branch - Acts • United States Code (USC) a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States • Executive Branch - Rules • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) A codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government • Judicial Branch – Decisions, Rules, Interpretations • Case Law
LegislationFederal Communications Commission FCC enforces regulations covering telecommunication services (by wire or radio) • Rules - Title 47 of the Communications Act of 1934 • Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) – Obtain information • Report and Orders – to implement or clarify regulations • Wireless 911 • VoIP 911 • Telecommunications Relay Service Rules
LegislationFederal Communications Commission Wireless E911 Rules - Docket 94-102 Rules apply to all wireless licensees, broadband Personal Communications Service (PCS) licensees, and certain Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) licensees Wireless E911 program (FCC requires carriers, within six months of a valid request by a local Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)) • Phase I, provide the PSAP with the telephone number of the originator of a wireless 911 call and the location of the cell site or base station transmitting the call • Phase II, the estimate of the location of the caller expressed in latitude and longitude, meet FCC accuracy standards (modified in 2011.)
LegislationFederal Communications Commission VoIP 911 Rules Interconnected VoIP providers – (PSTN connectivity) • provide 911 service to all customers as a standard, mandatory feature • may not allow their customers to "opt-out" of 911 service. • must obtain the physical location at which the service will first be used. • must provide easy way(s) to update the physical location • transmit 911 calls as well as ANI and the caller’s location to the PSAP • routed 911 calls to the dedicated PSAP wireline E911 circuits • ensure that their customers have a clear understanding of any 911 service limitations
LegislationFederal Communications Commission Telecommunication Relay Service (TRS) Telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. Telephone providers are compensated for the cost for providing TRS from state or federal fund. No cost to TRS users.
LegislationFederal Communications Commission Telecommunication Service Priority (TSP) FCC program that sets priorities for the repair or return It directs telecommunications service providers (e.g., wireline and wireless phone companies) to give preferential treatment to users enrolled in the program when they need to add new lines or have their lines restored following a disruption of service, regardless of the cause. FCC sets the rules and program policies U.S. Department of Homeland Security, manages program.
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