47 CFR § 9.3 - Definitions (Cornell LII republication)

Publisher

Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (republishing eCFR)

URL

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/9.3

Published

2024-03-13

Updated

unknown

Accessed

2026-09-24

HTTP status

200

License

US government work (public domain); LII presentation; public domain text; short excerpts and locators only by corpus convention

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• Alternative location information is location information, which may be coordinate-based, sufficient to identify the caller's civic address and approximate in-building location, including floor level in large buildings. in context
• Because the MLTS definition names network-based VoIP and Centrex systems, a cloud calling service used by an enterprise (Webex Calling, Teams Phone) is likely an MLTS subject to these rules, and Microsoft's own documentation discusses its RAY BAUM's Act MLTS compliance. inferred in context
• Under the FCC rules an MLTS is 'configured' when its installation settings make it fully capable, when installed, of dialing 911 directly and providing MLTS notification. in context
• Dispatchable location means the validated street address of the calling party plus additional information such as suite or apartment needed to identify the caller's location, delivered to the PSAP with the 911 call. in context
• The FCC's MLTS definition covers network-based and premises-based systems, naming Centrex and VoIP as well as PBX, hybrid and key telephone systems. in context
• An MLTS notification must include the fact that a 911 call was made, a valid callback number, and the caller-location information the MLTS conveys to the PSAP. in context
• On-premises means within the fixed property, such as buildings, facilities or campus, and under the operational control of a single administrative authority. in context
• 47 CFR 9.3 defines dispatchable location as the validated street address of the caller plus extra information such as suite or apartment needed to locate them. in context
• 47 CFR 9.3 defines dispatchable location as a location delivered to the PSAP with a 911 call consisting of the calling party's validated street address plus information such as suite or apartment needed to adequately identify the caller's location. in context
• A dispatchable location is the validated street address of the caller plus information such as suite or apartment needed to adequately identify the caller's location. in context

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WarmTransfer. (2024, March 13). 47 CFR § 9.3 - Definitions (Cornell LII republication). WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/cornell-lii-47-cfr-9-3

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@misc{warmtransfer-cornell-lii-47-cfr-9-3,
  title  = {47 CFR § 9.3 - Definitions (Cornell LII republication)},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2024},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/cornell-lii-47-cfr-9-3},
  note   = {Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (republishing eCFR), accessed 2026-09-24}
}