[VoiceOps] Hotel Phone

[Mark Lindsey]

Re 911 requirements -- The SIPNOC conference discusses this kind of thing annually. Eric Burger, CTO of the FCC, did a presentation and Q&A session on it last year. Here are his presentation notes (though without the Q&A):
https://www.sipforum.org/download/a-discussion-about-karis-law-act-of-2017/?wpdmdl=3555 <https://www.sipforum.org/download/a-discussion-about-karis-law-act-of-2017/?wpdmdl=3555>

Currently, the requirements are not fully defined. The FCC is in the rulemaking phase, and has published this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: 
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-18-132A1.pdf <https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-18-132A1.pdf>



A Discussion about Kari’s Law Act of 201712.11.2018
 <https://www.sipforum.org/download/a-discussion-about-karis-law-act-of-2017/?wpdmdl=3555>Presented by Dr. Eric Burger, FCC CTO. H.R. 582, commonly known as “Kari’s Law Act of 2017,” amends the Communications Act of 1934, and is named in honor of Kari Hunt Dunn whose tragic death in 2013 alerted the nation to the dangers of requiring a dialing prefix to access 911. Due to the advocacy of Hank Hunt, Kari’s father, Americans across the land will benefit from easier access to 911 when connecting to the service from certain private phone systems. Kari’s Law requires multi-Line telephone systems, like Unified Communications (UC) platforms, to allow users to dial 911 without requiring any prefix, post-fix or trunk access code. In addition to the direct dialing provision, Kari’s Law also requires that on-site notifications be issued when someone calls 911. Current FCC CTO Dr. Eric Burger will provide more information about this new law, the requirements under the law, and its impact on individuals and businesses today.


My company also has an upcoming class on laws/regulations for Voice network engineers & technicians that will cover Kari's Law, though from an engineering perspective, not a lawyer's. I am not a lawyer.


Mark R Lindsey, SMTS 
+1-229-316-0013
mark at ecg.co <mailto:mark at ecg.co>http://ecg.co/lindsey/ <http://ecg.co/lindsey/>



> On Apr 4, 2019, at 12:08 PM, Jason Kuylen <kuylenj at eastex.com <mailto:kuylenj at eastex.com>> wrote:
> 
> I’ve never heard of any other 911 requirement for hotel or business phones outside of not have to dial 9 to dial 911, ie 9911. Kari’s Law.
>  
> Can anyone provide a link with more information?
>  
> Thanks.
> 
> Important/Confidential: This communication and any files or documents attached to it are intended only for the use of the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed. It contains information that may be confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, you are hereby notified that the copying, disclosure, distribution, storage, retransmission or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication by mistake, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all forms of this communication (electronic or paper). _______________________________________________
> VoiceOps mailing list
> VoiceOps at voiceops.org <mailto:VoiceOps at voiceops.org>
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops <https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops>



Mark R Lindsey, SMTS 
+1-229-316-0013
mark at ecg.co
http://ecg.co/lindsey/



-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://puck.nether.net/pipermail/voiceops/attachments/20190405/a3db7389/attachment-0001.html>