NENA Highlights Legislative Priorities for 911 Officials
The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) convened emergency communications officials in Washington, D.C., Monday to prepare for days of meetings with members of Congress on 911-related legislation. NENA highlighted several legislative priorities that officials should discuss during their meetings, including…
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passage of “comprehensive” federal legislation that would require multiline telecom systems (MLTS) installed in dorms, hotels and offices to provide direct-dial access to 911. FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai also has pushed for direct-dial access to 911 on MLTS systems and has received voluntary commitments from most major hotel chains to implement direct-dial on their systems by the end of the year (see 1502170057). NENA also supports the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act to ensure local public safety answering points can access caller geolocation data when 911 is dialed. NENA is seeking parity of access so PSAPs can compete for federal grant funds on an equal basis with public safety agencies and wants members of Congress to discuss public safety telecom in speeches April 12-18.