WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Facilitating Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services (NG911); Improving 911 Reliability.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on June 4 by Marlene Dortch, Secretary.

Summary: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC or Commission) proposes rules that would help ensure that emerging Next Generation 911 (NG911) networks are reliable and interoperable. NG911 is replacing legacy 911 technology across the country with Internet Protocol (IP)-based infrastructure that will support new 911 capabilities, including text, video, and data. However, for NG911 to be fully effective, NG911 networks must safeguard t...