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47 U.S.C. § 615 — Support for universal emergency telephone number
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The Federal Communications Commission shall encourage and support efforts by States to deploy comprehensive end-to-end emergency communications infrastructure and programs, based on coordinated statewide plans, including seamless, ubiquitous, reliable wireless telecommunications networks and enhanced wireless 9–1–1 service. In encouraging and supporting that deployment, the Commission shall consult and cooperate with State and local officials responsible for emergency services and public safety, the telecommunications industry (specifically including the cellular and other wireless telecommunications service providers), the motor vehicle manufacturing industry, emergency medical service providers and emergency dispatch providers, transportation officials, special 9–1–1 districts, public safety, fire service and law enforcement officials, consumer groups, and hospital emergency and trauma care personnel (including emergency physicians, trauma surgeons, and nurses). The Commission shall encourage each State to develop and implement coordinated statewide deployment plans, through an entity designated by the governor, and to include representatives of the foregoing organizations and entities in development and implementation of such plans. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or require the Commission to impose obligations or costs on any person.
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The Federal Communications Commission shall encourage and support efforts by States to deploy comprehensive end-to-end emergency communications infrastructure and programs, based on coordinated statewide plans, including seamless, ubiquitous, reliable wireless telecommunications networks and enhanced wireless 9–1–1 service. In encouraging and supporting that deployment, the Commission shall consult and cooperate with State and local officials responsible for emergency services and public safety, the telecommunications industry (specifically including the cellular and other wireless telecommunications service providers), the motor vehicle manufacturing industry, emergency medical service providers and emergency dispatch providers, transportation officials, special 9–1–1 districts, public safety, fire service and law enforcement officials, consumer groups, and hospital emergency and trauma care personnel (including emergency physicians, trauma surgeons, and nurses). The Commission shall encourage each State to develop and implement coordinated statewide deployment plans, through an entity designated by the governor, and to include representatives of the foregoing organizations and entities in development and implementation of such plans. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or require the Commission to impose obligations or costs on any person.
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This chapter may be cited as the “Communications Act of 1934.”
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**(a) In general** Nothing in subparagraph (G) of [section 309(j)(8) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section309/j/8&num=0&edition=prelim) or in [section 1452 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1452&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be construed to prevent the Commission from using relinquished or other spectrum to implement band plans with guard bands.
**(b) Size of guard bands** Such guard bands shall be no larger than is technically reasonable to prevent harmful interference between licensed services outside the guard bands.
**(c) Unlicensed use in guard bands** The Commission may permit the use of such guard bands for unlicensed use.
**(d) Database** Unlicensed use shall rely on a database or subsequent methodology as determined by the Commission.
**(e) Protections against harmful interference** The Commission may not permit any use of a guard band that the Commission determines would cause harmful interference to licensed services.
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**(a) In general** Every telecommunications carrier has a duty to protect the confidentiality of proprietary information of, and relating to, other telecommunication carriers, equipment manufacturers, and customers, including telecommunication carriers reselling telecommunications services provided by a telecommunications carrier.
**(b) Confidentiality of carrier information** A telecommunications carrier that receives or obtains proprietary information from another carrier for purposes of providing any telecommunications service shall use such information only for such purpose, and shall not use such information for its own marketing efforts.
**(c) Confidentiality of customer proprietary network information**
(1) **Privacy requirements for telecommunications carriers** — Except as required by law or with the approval of the customer, a telecommunications carrier that receives or obtains customer proprietary network information by virtue of its provision of a telecommunications service shall only use, disclose, or permit access to individually identifiable customer proprietary network information in its provision of (A) the telecommunications service from which such information is derived, or (B) services necessary to, or used in, the provision of such telecommunications service, including the publishing of directories.
(2) **Disclosure on request by customers** — A telecommunications carrier shall disclose customer proprietary network information, upon affirmative written request by the customer, to any person designated by the customer.
(3) **Aggregate customer information** — A telecommunications carrier that receives or obtains customer proprietary network information by virtue of its provision of a telecommunications service may use, disclose, or permit access
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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 615
§ 615. Support for universal emergency telephone
number
The
Federal
Communications
Commission
shall encourage and support efforts by States to
deploy comprehensive end-to-end emergency
communications infrastructure and programs,
based on coordinated statewide plans, including
seamless, ubiquitous, reliable wireless tele-
communications networks and enhanced wire-
less 9–1–1 service. In encouraging and supporting
that deployment, the Commission shall consult
and cooperate with State and local officials re-
sponsible for emergency services and public
safety, the telecommunications industry (spe-
cifically including the cellular and other wire-
less telecommunications service providers), the
motor vehicle manufacturing industry, emer-
gency medical service providers and emergency
dispatch providers, transportation officials, spe-
cial 9–1–1 districts, public safety, fire service and
law enforcement officials, consumer groups, and
hospital emergency and trauma care personnel
(including emergency physicians, trauma sur-
geons, and nurses). The Commission shall en-
courage each State to develop and implement
coordinated
statewide
deployment
plans,
through an entity designated by the governor,
and to include representatives of the foregoing
organizations and entities in development and
implementation of such plans. Nothing in this
section shall be construed to authorize or re-
quire the Commission to impose obligations or
costs on any person.
(Pub. L. 106–81, § 3(b), Oct. 26, 1999, 113 Stat. 1287.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Wireless Commu-
nications and Public Safety Act of 1999, and not as part
of the Communications Act of 1934 which comprises
this chapter.
Statut
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