*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 51911* 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- 2530 Released: September 27, 2005 Enforcement Bureau Provides Further Guidance to Interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol Service Providers Concerning Enforcement of Subscriber Acknowledgement Requirement WC Docket No. 04- 36 WC Docket No. 05- 196 In this Public Notice, the Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) provides additional guidance concerning its intended enforcement of the subscriber affirmative acknowledgement requirement placed on interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers in the Commission’s VoIP E911 Order. 1 After considering the reports submitted to us by interconnected VoIP providers detailing their compliance with the Commission’s notification requirements, 2 it is evident that many providers have devoted significant resources to notifying each of their subscribers of the limitations of their 911 service and obtaining acknowledgements from each of their subscribers. Specifically, by repeatedly prompting subscribers through a variety of means, the majority of providers submitting September reports have obtained acknowledgments from nearly all, if not all, of their subscribers. For example, the September reports indicate that at least 21 providers have received acknowledgments from 100 percent of their subscribers and at least 32 others have obtained acknowledgements from 90 percent or more of their subscribers. In recognition of these substantial efforts and the very high percentage of received acknowledgments, the Bureau announces that it will not pursue enforcement action against such providers. We do, however, expect these providers will continue seeking the remaining acknowledgements and will notify the Commission once they have achieved 100% compliance. To the extent that a provider has not received acknowledgements from at least 90% of its subscribers, we intend to continue forbearing from enforcement of our acknowledgment requirement until October 31, 2005, provided that these providers submit a status report to us by October 25, 2005. This status report should detail the efforts that they have undertaken to obtain acknowledgments from the remainder of their subscriber base, explain why they have been unable to achieve an acknowledgment percentage closer to 100%, and provide the current percentage of acknowledgments that they have received as of the date of filing. 1 IP- Enabled Services and E911 Requirements for IP- Enabled Service Providers, First Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 20 FCC Rcd 10245 (rel. Jun 3, 2005) at ¶¶ 48, 73 (VoIP E911 Order); see also 47 C. F. R. § 9.5( e). 2 The Bureau has reviewed numerous reports that interconnected VoIP providers filed on August 10, September 1 and September 22. See Public Notice, (DA 05- 2085) released July 26, 2005, http:// hraunfoss. fcc. gov/ edocs_ public/ attachmatch/ DA- 05- 2085A1. doc; see also Public Notice, (DA 05- 2358) released August 26, 2005, http:// hraunfoss. fcc. gov/ edocs_ public/ attachmatch/ DA- 05- 2358A1. doc. 1 3 Parties must also serve one copy with the Commission’s copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, S. W., Room CY- B402, Washington, D. C. 20554, (202) 488- 5300, or via e- mail to fcc@ bcpiweb. com. For further information regarding this proceeding, press should contact Janice Wise, Director, Media Relations, Enforcement Bureau, (202) 418- 8165, and providers should contact David Hunt, Telecommunications Consumers Division, Enforcement Bureau, (202) 418- 1522, or Cynthia Bryant, Telecommunications Consumers Division, Enforcement Bureau, (202) 418- 8164. -FCC- 3