Establishment of an Emergency Response Interoperability Center

This Order amends Federal Communications Commission's rules to establish rules governing the Emergency Response Interoperability Center (ERIC) and delegates authority to the Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to establish advisory bodies and select appropriate representatives from federal agencies, the public safety community, and industry to advise ERIC.

Now published in the Federal Register, the rules go into effect June 21, 2010. ERIC will be tasked with implementing national interoperability standards and developing technical and operational procedures for the 700 MHz public safety broadband wireless network. The Commission also anticipates that over time, ERIC may perform similar functions with respect to other public safety communications systems.


Establishment of an Emergency Response Interoperability Center