47 U.S.C. § 615b — Definitions

As used in this Act: (1) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation. (2) “State” means any State, the District of Columbia, or any United States^* territory or possession. (3) “Public safety answering point” or “PSAP” means a facility designated to receive 9–1–1 calls and route them to emergency service personnel. (4) “Wireless carrier” means a commercial mobile service provider or another radio communications service provider that the Commission requires to provide wireless 9–1–1 service. (5) “Enhanced wireless 9–1–1 service” means enhanced 9–1–1 service designated by the Commission in the specified proceeding, or a successor proceeding. (6) “Wireless 9–1–1 service” means 9–1–1 service provided by a wireless carrier, including enhanced wireless 9–1–1 service. (7) “Emergency dispatch providers” includes government and nongovernment providers of emergency dispatch services. (8) “IP-enabled voice service” has the meaning of “interconnected VoIP service” in section 9.3 of the Commission's regulations. (8) “Other emergency communications service” means providing emergency information to a PSAP by wire or radio; it may include 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 service. (9) “Other emergency communications service provider” means (A) an entity other than a local exchange carrier, wireless carrier, or IP-enabled voice provider that the Commission requires, consistently with the Communications Act, to provide other emergency communications services; or (B) if there is no such Commission requirement, an entity that voluntarily provides those services and is specifically authorized by the proper local or State 9–1–1 governing authority. (10) “Enhanced 9–1–1 service” means delivering 9–1–1 calls with automatic number identification and automatic location identification, or successor or equivalent information features, over the wireline E911 network defined in section 9.3 of the regulations as of July 23, 2008, and over equivalent or successor networks and technologies. It also includes enhanced 9–1–1 service designated by the Commission in the specified Report and Order or a successor proceeding. The section does not define terms it merely incorporates by reference.