FCC 19-76 — Implementing Kari's Law and Section 506 of RAY BAUM'S Act, Report and Order, PS Docket No. 18-261

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Federal Communications Commission

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https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-19-76A1.pdf

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2019-08-02

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2026-09-16

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• In FCC 19-76 the Commission records that no commenter disagreed with its conclusion that by providing validated street address information with 911 calls fixed telephony providers are already providing dispatchable location for single-family dwellings, and that it had asked about the feasibility of also providing floor level and room number for calls from multi-storey buildings. in context
• FCC 19-76 addresses dispatchable location in 4 service classes in separate sections: multi-line telephone systems, fixed telephony, interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol, and Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Services, with mobile text treated separately under a more flexible standard. in context
• In FCC 19-76 the Commission concluded it would be premature to adopt dispatchable location requirements for text-to-911 comparable to those for other covered services, and instead required covered text providers within 2 years of the effective date to provide dispatchable location if technically feasible or otherwise end user manual provision of dispatchable location or enhanced location information which may be coordinate-based. in context
• In FCC 19-76 the Commission finds that multi-line telephone system manufacturers importers sellers lessors installers operators and managers are subject to its jurisdiction and fall within the statutory definition of other emergency communications provider, and requires them to configure systems to ensure delivery of 911 emergency information to public safety answering points. in context
• In FCC 19-76 the Commission records that Kari's Law requires a multi-line telephone system to support notification when an end user makes a 911 call but does not specify what information the notification must provide, and that the proposed definition of MLTS Notification required at minimum the fact that a 911 call has been made, a valid callback number, and the information about the caller's location that the system conveys to the public safety answering point. in context
• Section 506 of RAY BAUM'S Act, signed on 23 March 2018 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, required the Commission to conclude a proceeding to consider adopting rules ensuring that dispatchable location is conveyed with a 911 call regardless of the technological platform used and including calls from multi-line telephone systems, by 23 September 2019. in context

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WarmTransfer. (2019, August 2). FCC 19-76 — Implementing Kari's Law and Section 506 of RAY BAUM'S Act, Report and Order, PS Docket No. 18-261. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/fcc-19-76-karis-law-raybaums-order

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@misc{warmtransfer-fcc-19-76-karis-law-raybaums-order,
  title  = {FCC 19-76 — Implementing Kari's Law and Section 506 of RAY BAUM'S Act, Report and Order, PS Docket No. 18-261},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2019},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/fcc-19-76-karis-law-raybaums-order},
  note   = {Federal Communications Commission, accessed 2026-09-16}
}