Chairman Pai Announces Action To Help Americans Reach 911 And Be Quickly Located By First Responders

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the FCC will vote at its Aug meeting on rules to help ensure that people who call 911 from multi-line telephone systems which commonly serve hotels, office buildings, and college campuses—can reach 911 and be quickly located by first responders. The Chairman has circulated draft rules that would implement two recently enacted laws to improve emergency calling, the Kari’s Law Act of 2017 and RAY BAUM’S Act of 2018, and extend 911 location requirements to additional calling platforms.