§ 64.3002   Transition to 911 as the universal emergency telephone number.

   As of December 11, 2001, except where 911 is already established as the
   exclusive emergency number to reach a PSAP within a given jurisdiction,
   telecommunications carriers shall comply with the following transition
   periods:

   (a) Where a PSAP has been designated, telecommunications carriers shall
   complete all translation and routing necessary to deliver 911 calls to a
   PSAP no later than September 11, 2002.

   (b) Where no PSAP has been designated, telecommunications carriers shall
   complete all translation and routing necessary to deliver 911 calls to the
   statewide default answering point no later than September 11, 2002.

   (c) Where neither a PSAP nor a statewide default answering point has been
   designated, telecommunications carriers shall complete the translation and
   routing necessary to deliver 911 calls to an appropriate local emergency
   authority, within nine months of a request by the State or locality.

   (d) Where no PSAP nor statewide default answering point has been designated,
   and  no  appropriate local emergency authority has been selected by an
   authorized state or local entity, telecommunications carriers shall identify
   an  appropriate  local  emergency  authority, based on the exercise of
   reasonable judgment, and complete all translation and routing necessary to
   deliver 911 calls to such appropriate local emergency authority no later
   than September 11, 2002.

   (e) Once a PSAP is designated for an area where none had existed as of
   December  11,  2001,  telecommunications  carriers  shall complete the
   translation and routing necessary to deliver 911 calls to that PSAP within
   nine months of that designation.

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