Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
Emergency Access Advisory Committee (EAAC)
MINUTES
September 9, 2011
Welcome and introductions were made and attendance was called for by EAAC Co-Chair 
David Dzumba and Cheryl King.  A list of the attendees is attached to these minutes as 
APPENDIX A.  The Agenda for this meeting is attached as APPENDIX B.  The minutes of 
the August 12, 2011 meeting were approved.  
Karen Strauss gave an update on Twenty-First Century Communications and Video 
Accessibility Act (CVAA) proceedings and other CVAA activities of interest to the EAAC at 
the FCC.  Karen reported on ongoing rulemakings of possible interest to advocates and 
consumers with disabilities as well as industry partners.  Patrick Donovan reminded the 
EAAC that a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on NG911 issues is expected to be 
adopted at the September 22, 2011 open Commission meeting.  
EAAC member Jim Nixon presented an update on the activities of the Alliance for 
Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) Interim Non-Voice Emergency Solution 
(INES) “Incubator” Working Group.  The presentation is available at 
www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/EAAC.  
EAAC member Gregg Vanderheiden presented an overview of Telecommunications Access 
Rehabilitation Engineering and Research Center (TA-RERC) outputs related to EAAC 
discussions.  The presentation is available at www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/EAAC.  
Reconvening after the lunch break, an afternoon working meeting followed, in which the 
EAAC addressed the current state of sections 5, 7, and 11 of the EAAC Recommendations 
and Report, assigned to the Policy Subcommittee.  
The EAAC called for public comment but no one rose to speak.  
The current state of assigned sections 6, 8, and 10 of the EAAC Recommendations and 
Report, assigned to the Technical Subcommittee, was discussed and important issues raised.  
David Dzumba called for swift action on the drafting of the sections 5-11 of the EAAC 
Recommendations and Report, so that the subcommittees’ work might begin on the 
recommendations.  
The meeting was adjourned.  
Appendix A
EAAC Meeting
Friday, September 09, 2011
Attendance in person and on conference bridge
Bernard Aboba X
Angel Arocho X
Ronnie Cotton X
Brian Daly X
Patrick Donovan X
David Dzumba X
Toni Dunne X
Sheri A. Farinha X
Greg Fields X
Laurie Flaherty X
Mark Fletcher X
Daniel Fok X
Matthew Gerst X
Kevin Green X
Eliot Greenwald X
Gunnar Hellstrom X
Brad Hodges X
Brendan Kasper X
Marte Kinder X
Cheryl King X
Rebecca Ladew X
Chris Littlewood X
Robert Mather X
Paul Michaelis X
Don Mitchell X
Peter Musgrove X
Jim Nixon X
Donna Platt X
Marcie Roth X
Laura Ruby X
Henning Schulzrinne X
Gregory Schumacher X
Dwayne Sennett X
Susan Sherwood X
John Snapp X
Alfred Sonnenstrahl X
Karen Strauss X
Mark Stern X
Gregg Vanderheiden X
Arnoud Van Wijk X
Christian Vogler X
Norm Williams X
Joel Ziev X
Appendix B
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
Emergency Access Advisory Committee (EAAC)
Working Agenda
September 9, 2011
10:30 – 10:50 a.m. Welcome, Introductions and Attendance
EAAC Co-Chairs David Dzumba and Richard Ray 
10: 50 – 11:00 a.m. Review and approval of minutes of August 12, 2011 meeting
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Update on FCC activities 
11:15 – 11:45 a.m. Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions 
(ATIS) Interim Non-Voice Emergency Solution (INES) 
Working Group will provide an update to the EAAC 
(Jim Nixon)
11:45 – 12:15 p.m. Telecommunications Access Rehabilitation Engineering and 
Research Center (TA-RERC) outputs related to EAAC 
discussions (Gregg Vanderheiden)
12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Break for lunch
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Policy Subcommittee presents current state of assigned 
sections of the EAAC Recommendations and Report
2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Public Comment period (open mike)
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Technical Subcommittee presents current state of assigned 
sections of the EAAC Recommendations and Report
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Coordination Group wraps up the day’s events and reporting, 
planning for October and November