Federal Communications Commission DA 18-449    
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Location-Based Routing 
for Wireless 911 Calls
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PS Docket No. 18-64
ORDER
Adopted:  May 2, 2018 Released:  May 2, 2018
By the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau:
1. By this Order, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) grants the Joint 
Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply Comments (Joint Motion) submitted by the National 
Emergency Number Association (NENA), the National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators, the 
Texas 9-1-1 Entities, West Safety Services, Inc., Comtech Communications, Inc., and CTIA (collectively, 
the “Parties”).
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  Based on the record before us, we find that good cause exists to grant a one-week 
extension of time until June 28, 2018, for all commenters to file reply comments in this proceeding.  The 
May 7, 2018, initial comment deadline, for which no extension was sought, remains unchanged.
2. When the Commission released the Notice of Inquiry (NOI) in the above-captioned 
proceeding, it initially set a deadline of June 21, 2018, for reply comments.
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  On April 19, 2018, the 
Parties filed a Joint Motion requesting a “modest” one-week extension of the reply comment deadline.
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The Parties state that many interested parties expected to contribute comments and reply comments in 
response to the NOI will be attending the NENA 2018 National Conference and Expo scheduled to take 
place from June 16, 2018, to June 21, 2018.
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  The Parties argue that granting the extension “will allow 
these critical stakeholders time to review, analyze, and comment on all of the comments in the record” 
and alleviate the anticipated time conflict, while “provid[ing] the Commission with better prepared and 
more relevant and useful information.”
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3. While it is the policy of the Commission that “extensions shall not be routinely granted,”
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 we 
find that good cause exists to extend the reply comment deadline.  The Commission has previously found 
that an extension of time is warranted when such an extension is necessary to ensure that the Commission 
receives full and informed responses and that affected parties have a meaningful opportunity to develop a 
complete record for the Commission's consideration.
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  Granting a one-week extension of the reply 
1
 NENA, et al., Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply Comments, PS Docket No. 18-64 (filed Apr. 19, 
2018) (Joint Motion).  The Texas 911 Entities consist of the Texas 9-1-1 Alliance, the Texas Commission on State 
Emergency Communications, and the Municipal Emergency Communication Districts Association.
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 Location-Based Routing for 911 Calls, Notice of Inquiry, FCC 18-32 (rel. Mar. 23, 2018).
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 Joint Motion at 1. 
4
 Id. at 2 note 5. 
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 Id. at 2-3.
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 47 CFR § 1.46.
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 See, e.g., Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements, Order, 25 FCC Rcd 16789, 16880, para. 3 (PSHSB 
2010). 
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comment deadline will ensure that interested parties have adequate time to prepare full and informed 
reply comments without constraining the Commission’s ability to consider a full record.  We expect that 
this modest extension will result in a more robust record from all stakeholders.
4. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j), and 5(c) of the 
Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), and 155(c), and sections 0.191, 0.392, and 
1.46 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR §§ 0.191, 0.392, and 1.46 that the Parties’ Joint Motion for 
Extension of Time to File Reply Comments filed on April 19, 2018, IS GRANTED, and the deadline for 
filing reply comments in PS Docket No. 18-64 is extended until June 28, 2018, for all commenters.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Lisa M. Fowlkes
Chief 
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau