Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects emergency services
wireless telecommunications
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:911_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:category United States federal communications legislation
Emergency telephone numbers
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:47_U.S.C._§_615
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes 9-1-1 as the universal emergency telephone number
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999
gptkbp:provides liability protection for wireless service providers
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_106-81
gptkbp:purpose promote and enhance public safety through the use of 9-1-1 as the universal emergency telephone number
gptkbp:requires telecommunications carriers to provide 9-1-1 service access
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
October 26, 1999
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Consolidated_Appropriations_Act,_2000
gptkb:E911
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7