WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Facilitating Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services (NG911); Improving 911 Reliability.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 10 by Marlene Dortch, Secretary.

Summary: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC or Commission) proposes rules to enhance Next Generation 911 (NG911) interoperability and improve NG911 accessibility. Specifically, the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposes requiring NG911 service providers to conduct multi-party interstate interoperability testing of 911 traffic. The Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking also seeks comment about how 911 Authorities can integ...