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47 U.S.C. § 1403 — Parity of protection for provision or use of Next Generation 9–1–1 services
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**(a) Immunity** A provider or user of Next Generation 9–1–1 services, a public safety answering point, and the officers, directors, employees, vendors, agents, and authorizing government entity (if any) of such provider, user, or public safety answering point, shall have immunity and protection from liability under Federal and State law to the extent provided in subsection (b) with respect to—
(1) the release of subscriber information related to emergency calls or emergency services;
(2) the use or provision of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, or Next Generation 9–1–1 services; and
(3) other matters related to 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, or Next Generation 9–1–1 services.
**(b) Scope of immunity and protection from liability** The scope and extent of the immunity and protection from liability afforded under subsection (a) shall be the same as that provided under [section 615a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section615a&num=0&edition=prelim) to wireless carriers, public safety answering points, and users of wireless 9–1–1 service (as defined in paragraphs (4), (3), and (6), respectively, of [section 615b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section615b&num=0&edition=prelim) 11 See References in Text note below.) with respect to such release, use, and other matters.
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**(a) Immunity** A provider or user of Next Generation 9–1–1 services, a public safety answering point, and the officers, directors, employees, vendors, agents, and authorizing government entity (if any) of such provider, user, or public safety answering point, shall have immunity and protection from liability under Federal and State law to the extent provided in subsection (b) with respect to—
(1) the release of subscriber information related to emergency calls or emergency services;
(2) the use or provision of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, or Next Generation 9–1–1 services; and
(3) other matters related to 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, or Next Generation 9–1–1 services.
**(b) Scope of immunity and protection from liability** The scope and extent of the immunity and protection from liability afforded under subsection (a) shall be the same as that provided under [section 615a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section615a&num=0&edition=prelim) to wireless carriers, public safety answering points, and users of wireless 9–1–1 service (as defined in paragraphs (4), (3), and (6), respectively, of [section 615b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section615b&num=0&edition=prelim) 11 See References in Text note below.) with respect to such release, use, and other matters.
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As used in this Act:
(1) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation.
(2) **State** — The term “State” means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States.
(3) **Public safety answering point; PSAP** — The term “public safety answering point” or “PSAP” means a facility that has been designated to receive 9–1–1 calls and route them to emergency service personnel.
(4) **Wireless carrier** — The term “wireless carrier” means a provider of commercial mobile services or any other radio communications service that the Federal Communications Commission requires to provide wireless 9–1–1 service.
(5) **Enhanced wireless 9–1–1 service** — The term “enhanced wireless 9–1–1 service” means any enhanced 9–1–1 service so designated by the Federal Communications Commission in the proceeding entitled “Revision of the Commission’s Rules to Ensure Compatibility with Enhanced 9–1–1 Emergency Calling Systems” (CC Docket No. 94–102; RM–8143), or any successor proceeding.
(6) **Wireless 9–1–1 service** — The term “wireless 9–1–1 service” means any 9–1–1 service provided by a wireless carrier, including enhanced wireless 9–1–1 service.
(7) **Emergency dispatch providers** — The term “emergency dispatch providers” shall include governmental and nongovernmental providers of emergency dispatch services.
(8) **11 So in original. Two pars. (8) have been enacted. IP-enabled voice service** — The term “IP-enabled voice service” has the meaning given the term “interconnected VoIP service” by section 9.3 of the Federal Communications Commission’s regulations (47 CFR 9.3).
(8) **1 Other emergency communications service** — The term “other emergency communications service” means the provision of emergency
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**(a) Provider parity** A wireless carrier, IP-enabled voice service provider, or other emergency communications provider, and their officers, directors, employees, vendors, and agents, shall have immunity or other protection from liability in a State of a scope and extent that is not less than the scope and extent of immunity or other protection from liability that any local exchange company, and its officers, directors, employees, vendors, or agents, have under Federal and State law (whether through statute, judicial decision, tariffs filed by such local exchange company, or otherwise) applicable in such State, including in connection with an act or omission involving the release to a PSAP, emergency medical service provider or emergency dispatch provider, public safety, fire service or law enforcement official, or hospital emergency or trauma care facility of subscriber information related to emergency calls, emergency services, or other emergency communications services.
**(b) User parity** A person using wireless 9–1–1 service, or making 9–1–1 communications via IP-enabled voice service or other emergency communications service, shall have immunity or other protection from liability of a scope and extent that is not less than the scope and extent of immunity or other protection from liability under applicable law in similar circumstances of a person using 9–1–1 service that is not via wireless 9–1–1 service, IP-enabled voice service, or other emergency communications service.
**(c) PSAP parity** In matters related to 9–1–1 communications via wireless 9–1–1 service, IP-enabled voice service, or other emergency communications service, a PSAP, and its employees, vendors, agents, and authorizing government entity (if any) shall have immunity or other protection from
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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 1403
ware, software, data, and operational policies
and procedures that—
(A) provides standardized interfaces from
emergency call and message services to sup-
port emergency communications;
(B) processes all types of emergency calls,
including voice, text, data, and multimedia
information;
(C) acquires and integrates additional
emergency call data useful to call routing
and handling;
(D) delivers the emergency calls, messages,
and data to the appropriate public safety an-
swering point and other appropriate emer-
gency entities;
(E) supports data or video communications
needs for coordinated incident response and
management; and
(F) provides broadband service to public
safety answering points or other first re-
sponder entities.
(23) NIST
The term ‘‘NIST’’ means the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology.
(24) NTIA
The term ‘‘NTIA’’ means the National Tele-
communications and Information Administra-
tion.
(25) Public safety answering point
The term ‘‘public safety answering point’’
has the meaning given such term in section 222
of this title.
(26) Public safety entity
The term ‘‘public safety entity’’ means an
entity that provides public safety services.
(27) Public safety services
The term ‘‘public safety services’’—
(A) has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 337(f) of this title; and
(B) includes services provided by emer-
gency response providers, as that term is de-
fined in section 101 of title 6.
(28) Public Safety Trust Fund
The term ‘‘Public Safety Trust Fund’’ means
the trust fund established under section
1457(a)(1) of this title.
(29) Radio access network
The term ‘‘radio access network’’ means the
radio access network described in section
1422(b)(2) of this title.
(30
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