47 CFR 9.16(b)(1) requires an MLTS to be configured so users can dial 911 directly without any additional digit, code, prefix or post-fix.
Checked 2026-10-01
- Vendor
- not restricted
- Product
- not restricted
- Subsystem
- FCC MLTS rules
- Deployment
- regulatory
- Region
- us
- Release range
- CFR edition revised as of 2024-10-01
- Checked
- 2026-10-01
Sources
- 47 CFR 9.16 General obligations for 911 dialing, notification, and location (MLTS), 2024 annual edition — U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · tier 1 standards and regulators · 47 CFR 9.16(b)(1); see also 9.16(a)(1)
Cite this note
APA
WarmTransfer. (2026, October 1). Troubleshooting 911 calls that route with the wrong location: source note e911-routing-failures-cfr-mlts-direct-dial. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/e911-routing-failures-cfr-mlts-direct-dial
BibTeX
@misc{warmtransfer-claim-e911-routing-failures-cfr-mlts-direct-dial,
title = {Troubleshooting 911 calls that route with the wrong location: source note e911-routing-failures-cfr-mlts-direct-dial},
author = {{WarmTransfer}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/e911-routing-failures-cfr-mlts-direct-dial},
note = {Source note e911-routing-failures-cfr-mlts-direct-dial, checked 2026-10-01}
}