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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-  2085 
 Released:  July  26,  2005 


 Enforcement  Bureau  Provides  Guidance  to  Interconnected  Voice  Over  Internet  Protocol  Service  Providers  Concerning  the  July  29,  2005  Subscriber  Notification  Deadlines 
 WC  Docket  No.  04-  36  WC  Docket  No.  05-  196 


 In  this  Public  Notice,  the  Enforcement  Bureau  (Bureau)  provides  guidance  to  providers  of  interconnected  voice  over  Internet  protocol  (VoIP)  service  concerning  enforcement  of  the  subscriber 
 notification  provisions  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission’s  (FCC  or  Commission)  rules  governing  enhanced  911  (E911)  capability.  Specifically,  the  Bureau  announces  that  it  will  not  seek 
 enforcement,  for  a  30-  day  period,  of  the  requirement  that  providers  obtain  affirmative  acknowledgements,  by  July  29,  2005,  from  100%  of  their  subscribers  that  they  have  read  and  understood  an  advisory 
 concerning  the  limitations  of  their  E911  service.  To  be  eligible  for  this  extension,  providers  must  meet  the  reporting  requirements  outlined  below.  The  Bureau  will  evaluate  the  sufficiency  of  the  reports  filed 
 by  interconnected  VoIP  providers  and  take  subsequent  action  as  necessary. 
 Background 
 On  June  3,  2005,  the  FCC  released  an  Order  1  requiring  interconnected  VoIP  service  providers  2  to  provide  E911  capabilities  to  their  subscribers  no  later  than  120  days  from  the  effective  date  of  the  Order. 


 The  effective  date  of  the  Order  is  July  29,  2005,  30  days  from  the  date  of  publication  in  the  Federal  Register.  3 


 1  IP-  Enabled  Services  and  E911  Requirements  for  IP-  Enabled  Service  Providers,  First  Report  and  Order 
 and  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  2005  WL  1323217,  FCC,  (rel.  Jun  3,  2005)  (VoIP  E911  Order). 


 2  “Interconnected  VoIP  service”  means  an  interconnected  Voice  over  Internet  Protocol  (VoIP)  service 
 that:  (1)  enables  real-  time,  two-  way  voice  communications;  (2)  requires  a  broadband  connection  from  the  user’s  location;  (3)  requires  Internet  protocol-  compatible  customer  premises  equipment;  and  (4)  permits 


 users  generally  to  receive  calls  that  originate  on  the  public  switched  telephone  network  and  to  terminate  calls  to  the  public  switched  telephone  network. 


 3  70  Fed.  Reg.  37,273  (June  29,  2005). 
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