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 SEPARATE  STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  KATHLEEN  Q.  ABERNATHY 
 Re:  Revision  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  to  Ensure  Compatibility  with  Enhanced  911  Emergency  Calling  Systems,  CC  Docket  No.  94-  102  (adopted  November  13,  2003) 
 Today’s  item  is  another  step  in  the  Commission’s  efforts  to  ensure  that  E911  capability  is  available  in  a  timely  and  efficient  manner  to  all  segments  of  the  United  States  population. 
 Today  we  clarify  our  existing  E911  rules  to  delineate  which  additional  technologies  and  services  will  be  required  to  transmit  E911  information  to  public  safety  answer  points. 
 This  order  ensures  that  consumers  will  have  access  to  critical  public  safety  services  in  the  near  future  through  mobile  satellite  services  (MSS),  telematic  services  that  offer 
 commercial  mobile  wireless  services,  and  prepaid  and  resold  commercial  mobile  wireless  service  services.  We  are  also  setting  a  framework  for  reviewing  state  implementation  of 
 E911  service  over  multi-  line  telephone  systems.  Our  goals  are  three  fold:  first,  meet  the  reasonable  expectations  of  consumers  to  have  access  to  emergency  services;  second, 
 strengthen  the  ability  of  all  American’s  to  access  public  safety  in  times  of  crisis;  and  third,  enable  entities  offering  access  to  E911  services  to  operate  in  a  competitive 
 marketplace. 
 Access  to  E911  services  continues  to  be  a  top  priority  of  mine.  I  look  forward  to  reviewing  the  record  gathered  in  response  to  the  Further  NPRM  on  issues  concerning  the 
 implementation  of  E911  service  over  the  ancillary  terrestrial  component  of  MSS  and  certain  reporting  and  recordkeeping  requirements  for  MSS  deployment  of  E911. 
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