Timeline Alignment 
Subcommittee 7 
Co-Chairs: 
Kevin Green, Verizon Communications 
Don Mitchell, TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. 
 
Scope & Constraints 
Scope of the Timeline Alignment Subcommittee #7 
• Migration Dependencies/Triggers/Sequence of Transition steps 
• EAAC Provision:  Actions needed for the migration to a national Internet 
protocol-enabled network to achieve reliable, interoperable communication 
that will ensure access to 9-1-1 emergency services by individuals with 
disabilities. 
User Needs and Constraints 
• A national Internet protocol-enabled network that enables reliable, 
interoperable communication ensuring access to 9-1-1 emergency services by 
individuals with disabilities. 
• An understanding of the migration dependencies and triggers. 
• An understanding of the Sequence of Transition steps. 
 
 
 
 
Recommendations 
Recommendation P1.3: NG9-1-1 Rate of Adoption: 
• NG9-1-1 will be adopted over time with PSAPs migrating to NG9-1-1 
at different times and it will be many years before the last PSAP 
migrates to NG9-1-1. The EAAC recommends that the FCC 
requirements for all NG9-1-1 capabilities implemented for 
individuals without disabilities also be implemented for individuals 
with disabilities, and that individuals with disabilities should be able 
to access 9-1-1 emergency services from any point in the United 
States to obtain accessible, reliable, interoperable emergency 
services using the same technique/number to call, regardless of 
whether the local PSAP is NG9-1-1 yet or not. 
Recommendations 
Recommendation P1.5: NG9-1-1 Migration Dependencies: 
• The EAAC recommends that the FCC recognize (in the disability access 
requirements) that consumer access to NG9-1-1 depends on: 
•  The availability of new equipment, equipment upgrades, or updates to originating 
service provider networks Advanced communications service provider networks, 
hardware and software capabilities, the deployment of emergency services 
networks (ESInet) for PSAPs to support NG9-1-1 capabilities necessary for access 
by disabled consumers.  These changes will occur in phases and should include the 
provisions for direct access by individuals with disabilities that parallels access by 
those without disabilities.  
• The development of funding mechanisms 
• Federal, State, and Local oversight responsibility. 
Recommendations 
Recommendation P1.6: Liability: 
• The timely deployment of NG9-1-1 service itself is an essential step 
toward the availability of accessible emergency communications.  To 
ensure that entities have the regulatory certainty to expeditiously deploy 
new techniques and technologies, the EAAC recommends that the FCC 
conduct a comprehensive review of federal and state liability laws and 
regulations to ensure adequate protections are available for any entity 
that participates in the NG9-1-1 system. 
 
Recommendations 
Recommendation P1.10: NG9-1-1 Transition: 
• The EAAC recommends the FCC consider all accessibility aspects in the 
transition from legacy 9-1-1 to NG9-1-1. 
 
Autism 
Deaf blindness 
Deafness  
Emotional disturbance  
Hearing impairment  
Intellectual disability  
Multiple disabilities  
 
Orthopedic impairment  
Other health impairment  
Specific learning disability  
Speech or language impairment  
Traumatic brain injury  
Visual impairment, including 
blindness.  
 
Recommendations 
Recommendation P6.3: Timeline Contingency: 
• The EAAC recommends that NG9-1-1 implementation timelines for 
product manufacturers, service providers, telecommunication and 
advanced communication service providers are aligned with the 
deployment of NG9-1-1 PSAPS geographically.  
Recommendation P6.4: NG9-1-1 Criteria for Readiness: 
• The EAAC recommends that the FCC work with the DOJ to establish 
criteria for accepting NG9-1-1 calls from individuals with disabilities as 
part of its overall criteria for establishing PSAP Readiness at the Regional 
or State Level to accept NG9-1-1 calls. 
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Recommendations 
Recommendation T6.1: Timing of Requirements: 
• The requirements recommended by the EAAC above should be timed so 
they are available when the NG9-1-1 services begin to come online – but 
should not be required to be in place much in advance of beginning the 
NG9-1-1 service roll-out. 
Issues 
• The actual milestones and timelines cannot be determined until the 
completion of the other 6 working group reports.  In addition, further 
progress is needed towards the development of a consistent deployment 
process and the integration of different providers offerings.  This is 
required to ensure that PSAP’s only have one interface. 
Conclusion 
• A uniform timeline can be created which describes the milestones, 
dependencies, estimated duration, and expected completion related to 
the transition to an IP based Next Generation 9-1-1 system after 
completion of the other 6 working group reports and further progress in 
the areas of deployment process consistency and interface integration.  
• The timeline will identify the critical path to providing direct and 
equivalent access to groups of individuals with disabilities.