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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  05-  1905  June  29,  2005 
 COMMENT  AND  REPLY  COMMENT  DATES  ESTABLISHED  FOR  NOTICE  OF  PROPOSED  RULEMAKING  IN  THE  MATTER  OF 
 E911  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  IP-  ENABLED  SERVICE  PROVIDERS 
 WC  DOCKET  NO.  05-  196 
 Comments  Due:  August  15,  2005  Reply  Comments  Due:  September  12,  2005 


 On  June  3,  2005,  the  Commission  released  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  in  WC  Docket  No.  05-  196  (NPRM).  1  In  the  NPRM,  the  Commission  sought  comment  on  what  additional  steps  it  should 
 take  to  ensure  that  providers  of  VoIP  services  that  interconnect  with  the  nation’s  PSTN  provide  ubiquitous  and  reliable  E911  service.  A  summary  of  the  NPRM  was  published  in  the  Federal  Register  on 
 June  29,  2005,  triggering  the  cycle  for  comments  and  reply  comments.  2 
 This  matter  shall  be  treated  as  a  “permit-  but-  disclose”  proceeding  in  accordance  with  the  Commission’s  ex  parte  rules.  Persons  making  oral  ex  parte  presentations  are  reminded  that  memoranda 
 summarizing  the  presentations  must  contain  summaries  of  the  substance  of  the  presentations  and  not  merely  a  listing  of  the  subjects  discussed.  More  than  a  one  or  two  sentence  description  of  the  views  and 
 arguments  presented  is  generally  required.  Other  requirements  pertaining  to  oral  and  written  presentations  are  set  forth  in  section  1.1206(  b)  of  the  Commission’s  rules.  3 


 Pursuant  to  sections  1.415  and  1.419  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R  §§  1.  415,  1.  419,  interested  parties  may  file  comments  on  or  before  August  15,  2005  and  reply  comments  on  or  before 


 1  IP-  Enabled  Services,  WC  Docket  No.  04-  36,  E911  Requirements  for  IP-  Enabled  Service  Providers,  WC  Docket 
 No.  05-  196,  First  Report  and  Order  and  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  FCC  05-  116  (rel.  June  3,  2005).  Together  with  the  NPRM,  the  Commission  adopted  the  First  Report  and  Order  in  WC  Docket  No.  04-  36  (Order).  In  the 


 Order,  the  Commission  established  rules  requiring  providers  of  interconnected  voice  over  Internet  Protocol  (VoIP)  –  meaning  VoIP  service  that  allows  a  user  generally  to  receive  calls  originating  from  and  to  terminate  calls  to  the 
 public  switched  telephone  network  (PSTN)  –  to  provide  enhanced  911  (E911)  capabilities  to  their  customers  as  a  standard  feature  of  the  service,  rather  than  as  an  optional  enhancement.  See  id.  As  discussed  in  the  Order,  the 
 effective  date  for  the  new  information  collection  requirements  set  forth  in  the  Order  is  subject  to  Office  of  Management  and  Budget  (OMB)  approval.  See  id.  at  para.  73.  The  Commission  has  requested  OMB  approval  on 
 an  expedited  basis  pursuant  to  emergency  request.  See  70  Fed.  Reg.  37,  403  (June  29,  2005).  The  Commission  will  release  an  additional  Public  Notice  announcing  OMB’s  disposition  of  the  Commission’s  emergency  request. 
 2  70  Fed.  Reg.  37,  307  (June  29,  2005). 
 3  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1206(  b). 
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 Documents  in  WC  Docket  Nos.  04-  36  and  05-  196  are  available  for  public  inspection  and  copying  during  business  hours  at  the  FCC  Reference  Information  Center,  Portals  II,  445  12th  St.  SW,  Room 
 CY-  A257,  Washington,  DC  20554.  The  documents  may  also  be  purchased  from  BCPI,  telephone  (202)  488-  5300,  facsimile  (202)  488-  5563,  TTY  (202)  488-  5562,  e-  mail  fcc@  bcpiweb.  com. 


 For  further  information  regarding  this  proceeding,  contact  Christi  Shewman,  Competition  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  (202)  418-  1686. 
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