§ 64.3000   Definitions.

   (a) 911 calls. Any call initiated by an end user by dialing 911 for the
   purpose of accessing an emergency service provider. For wireless carriers,
   all 911 calls include those they are required to transmit pursuant to § 20.18
   of the Commission's rules.

   (b) Appropriate local emergency authority. An emergency answering point that
   has  not been officially designated as a Public Safety Answering Point
   (PSAP), but has the capability of receiving 911 calls and either dispatching
   emergency services personnel or, if necessary, relaying the call to another
   emergency service provider. An appropriate local emergency authority may
   include, but is not limited to, an existing local law enforcement authority,
   such  as  the police, county sheriff, local emergency medical services
   provider, or fire department.

   (c)  Public  Safety  Answering  Point (PSAP). A facility that has been
   designated  to  receive 911 calls and route them to emergency services
   personnel.

   (d)  Statewide  default  answering point. An emergency answering point
   designated by the State to receive 911 calls for either the entire State or
   those portions of the State not otherwise served by a local PSAP.

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