FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COM MISSION 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE CHAIRMAN 
Honorable Peter T. King 
U.S . House ofRepresentatives 
339 Cannon House Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20515 
Dear Chairman King: 
May 29,2014 
Thank you for your letter conveying your strong support for the recent proposed changes 
to the Commission's rules governing wireless E911 location accuracy. 
I wholeheartedly agree that ensuring the highest level of public safety is of utmost 
importance. The Commission must preserve certain core values even as technology advances 
and consumers' use of that technology evolves. Nowhere is that imperative more clear than in 
the arena of public safety. 
Our E911 location accuracy rules were written when wireless phones were a secondary 
means of communication, and were mostly used outside. As you so aptly note, however, today, 
more and more consumers use wireless phones as their primary means of communication, and 
9-1-1-calls are increasingly being made from wireless phones while indoors. Our rules need to 
reflect these new realities. The proposals we sought comment on in February take the next 
steps to ensure that our rules continue to evolve along with technology and changing consumer 
habits. 
Thank you again for your support and being a leading advocate on this critical issue. 
Your longstanding record of supporting law enforcement professionals and first responders is to 
be commended. 
I look forward to working with you and your staff in the future on these and other 
important public safety issues. 
Tom Wheeler