1 TAC §251.10
The Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC) proposes
an amendment to §251.10, concerning proposed guidelines for implementing
wireless E9-1-1 services funded with 9-1-1 funds.
The proposed rule would modify parts of the rule that are outdated since
the rule was last adopted and in light of modifications, clarifications, priorities,
and rulings by the Federal Communications Commission related to wireless E9-1-1.
It would also further clarify and incorporate the ad hoc process that has
been used to determine reasonable costs for purposes of wireless service provider
reimbursement and would recognize that the Commission may substitute the ad
hoc process with a rule process.
Carey F. Spence, interim executive director, has determined that for the
first five-year period the rule is in effect there will be no fiscal implications
for state or local government as a result of enforcing or administering the
rule.
Ms. Spence also has determined that for each year of the first five years
the section is in effect, the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing
the section will be improved services in facilitating the delivery of a wireless
emergency call through automatic number and location information data. No
historical data is available, however, there appears to be no direct impact
on small or large businesses. There is no anticipated economic cost to persons
who are required to comply with the section as proposed. There is no anticipated
local employment impact as a result of enforcing the section.
Comments on the proposed rule may be submitted in writing within 30 days
after publication of the proposal in the
Texas Register
to Carey F. Spence, Interim Executive Director, Commission on State
Emergency Communications, 333 Guadalupe Street, Suite 2-212, Austin, Texas
78701-3942.
The proposed rule is proposed pursuant to the Health and Safety
Code, Chapter 771, §§771.051, 771.071, 771.0711, 771.072, and 771.075,
which authorize the Commission to adopt policies and procedures prescribing
the distribution and use of 9-1-1 funds for providing 9-1-1 service.
No other code, statute, or article is affected by this proposal.
§251.10.Guidelines for Implementing Wireless E9-1-1 Service.
(a)
Definitions. When used in this rule, the following words
and terms shall have the meanings identified in this section, unless the context
and use of the word or terms clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
9-1-1 Database Record--A physical record, which includes
the telephone subscriber information to include the caller's telephone number,
related locational information, and class of service, and conforms to NENA
adopted database standards.
(2)
9-1-1 Funds--Funds assessed and disbursed in accordance
with the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 771.
(3)
9-1-1 Equipment--Capital equipment acquired partially or
in whole with 9-1-1 funds and designed to support and/or facilitate the delivery
of an emergency 9-1-1 call to an appropriate emergency response agency.
(4)
9-1-1 Governmental Entity--An RPC or District, as defined
in Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 771.055, and Chapter 772, Subchapter
B, C, or D, that administers the provisioning of 9-1-1 service.
(5)
9-1-1 Governmental Entity Jurisdiction--As defined in applicable
law, Texas Health and Safety Code Chapters 771 and 772, the geographic coverage
area in which a 9-1-1 Governmental Entity provides emergency 9-1-1 service.
(6)
9-1-1 Operator--The PSAP operator receiving 9-1-1 calls.
(7)
9-1-1 Network Provider--The current operator of the selective
router/switching that provides the interface to the PSAP for 9-1-1 service.
(8)
Automatic Location Identification (ALI) Database--A computer
database used to update the Call Back Number information of wireless end users
and the Cell Site/Sector information for Phase I call delivery, as well as
the X, Y coordinates for longitude and latitude for Phase II call delivery.
(9)
Call Associated Signaling (CAS)--A method for delivery
of the mobile directory number (MDN) of the calling party plus the emergency
service routing digits (ESRD) from the wireless network through the 9-1-1
selective router to the PSAP. The 20 digits of data delivered are sent either
over Feature Group D (FG-D) or ISUP from the wireless switch to the 9-1-1
router. From the router to the PSAP, the 20-digit stream is delivered using
either Enhanced Multi-Frequency (EMF) or ISDN connections.
(10)
Call Back Number--The mobile directory number (MDN) of
a Wireless End User who has made a 9-1-1 call, which usually can be used by
the PSAP to call back the Wireless End User if a 9-1-1 call is disconnected.
In certain situations, the MDN forwarded to the PSAPs may not provide the
PSAP with information necessary to call back the Wireless End User making
the 9-1-1 call, including, but not limited to, situations affected by illegal
use of Service (such as fraud, cloning, and tumbling) and uninitialized handsets
and non-authenticated handsets.
(11)
Cell Site--A radio base station in the WSP Wireless Network
that receives and transmits wireless communications initiated by or terminated
to a wireless handset, and links such telecommunications to the WSP's network.
(12)
Cell Sector--An area, geographically defined by WSP (according
to WSP's own radio frequency coverage data), and consisting of a certain portion
of all of the total coverage area of a Cell Site.
(13)
Cell Site/Sector Information--Information that indicates,
to the receiver of the information, the location of the Cell Site receiving
a 9-1-1 call initiated by a Wireless End User, and which may also include
additional information regarding a Cell Sector.
(14)
Cell Sector Identifier--The unique numerical designation
given to a particular Cell Sector that identifies that Cell Sector.
(15)
Class of Service--A standard acronym, code or abbreviation
of the classification of telephone service of the Wireless End User, such
as WRLS (wireless), that is delivered to the PSAP CPE.
(16)
Digital Map--A computer generated and stored data set
based on a coordinate system, which includes geographical and attribute information
pertaining to a defined location. A digital map includes street name and locational
information, data sets related to emergency service provider boundaries, as
well as other associated data.
(17)
Emergency Communication District (District)--A public
agency or group of public agencies acting jointly that provided 9-1-1 service
before September 1, 1987, or that had voted or contracted before that date
to provide that service; or a district created under Texas Health and Safety
Code, Chapter 772, Subchapter B, C, or D.
(18)
Emergency Service Number (ESN)--A number stored by the
selective router/switch used to route a call to a particular PSAP.
(19)
Emergency Service Routing Digits (ESRD)--As defined in
J-Std-034, an ESRD is a digit string that uniquely identifies a base station,
cell sector, or sector. This number may also be a network routable number
(but not necessarily a dialable number
)
.
(20)
FCC--The Federal Communications Commission.
(21)
FCC Order--The Federal Communications Commission Report
and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in CC Docket No. 94-102,
released July 26, 1996, and as amended by subsequent decisions.
(22)
Host ALI Records--Templates from the ALI Database that
identify the Cell Site location and the Call Back Number of the Wireless End
User making a 9-1-1 call.
(23)
Hybrid CAS/NCAS--This method for wireless E9-1-1 call
delivery uses a combination of CAS and NCAS techniques to deliver the location
and call back numbers to a PSAP. The MSC sends the location and call back
information to a selective router using the standard CAS interface defined
in J-Std-034. The selective router then uses an NCAS approach to deliver the
information to a PSAP. That is, the selective router sends the location and
call back information to the wireline emergency services database and the
caller's call back number, or MDN, to the PSAP. The MDN is then used as a
key to retrieve the cell/tower information for PSAP display.
(24)
J-Std-034--A standard, jointly developed by the Telecommunications
Industry Association (TIA) and the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry
Solutions (ATIS), to provide the delta changes necessary to various existing
standards to accommodate the Phase I requirements. This standard identifies
that the interconnection between the mobile switching center (MSC) and the
9-1-1 selective router/switch is via:
(A)
an adaptation of the Feature Group-D Multi Frequency (FG-D
protocol), or
(B)
the use of an enhancement to the Integrated Services Digital
Network User Part (ISUP) Initial Address Message (IAM) protocol. In this protocol,
the caller's location is provided as a ten-digit number referred to as the
emergency services routing digits (ESRDs). The protocol NENA-03-002, Recommendation
for the Implementation of Enhanced Multi Frequency (MF) Signaling, E9-1-1
Tandem to PSAP, is the corollary of J-Std-034 FG-D protocol.
(25)
Mobile Directory Number (MDN)--A 10-digit dialable directory
number used to call a Wireless Handset.
(26)
Mobile Switching Center (MSC)--A switch that provides
stored program control for wireless call processing.
(27)
National Emergency Number Association (NENA).
(28)
NENA 02-001--A standard set of protocols for the Automatic
Location Identification (ALI) data exchange between service providers and
Enhanced 9-1-1 systems, developed by the NENA Data Standards Subcommittee
(June 1998 revision).
(29)
NENA 03-002--A standard, or technical reference, developed
by the NENA Network Technical Committee, to provide recommendations for the
implementation of Enhanced Multi Frequency (MF) Signaling, E9-1-1 Tandem to
PSAP. The J-Std-034 FG-D protocol, referenced in paragraph (24) of this subsection,
is the corollary protocol of NENA 03-002.
(30)
Non-Callpath Associated Signaling (NCAS)--This method
for wireless E9-1-1 call delivery delivers routing digits over existing signaling
protocol, including commonly applied CAMA trunking into and out of selective
routers
or SS7 into selective routers
. The voice call is set up
using the existing interconnection method that the wireline company uses from
an end office to the router and from the router to the PSAP. The ANI delivered
with the voice call is an emergency service routing digit (ESRD), not a MDN.
All data, including the MDN and cell sector that receives the call, is delivered
to the PSAP via the data path within the ALI record.
(31)
Phase I E9-1-1 Service--The service by which the WSP delivers
to the designated PSAP the Wireless End User's call back number and Cell Site/Sector
information when a wireless end user has made a 9-1-1 call, as contracted
by the 9-1-1 Governmental agency.
(32)
Phase II E9-1-1 Service--The service by which the WSP
delivers to the designated PSAP the Wireless End User's call back number,
cell site/sector information, as well as X, Y (longitude, latitude) coordinates
to the accuracy standards set forth in the FCC Order.
(33)
Phase I E9-1-1 Service Area(s)--Those geographic portions
of a 9-1-1 Governmental Entity Jurisdiction in which WSP is licensed to provide
Service. Collectively, all such geographic portions of the 9-1-1 Governmental
Entity's Jurisdiction subject to this rule shall be referred to herein as
the "Phase I E9-1-1 Service Areas".
(34)
Regional Planning Commission--A commission established
under Local Government Code, Chapter 391, also referred to as a council of
governments (COG).
(35)
Regional Strategic Plans--Regional plans developed in
compliance with Chapter 771 shall include a strategic plan that projects regional
9-1-1 service costs, and service fee and other non-equalization surcharge
revenues at least five years into the future, beginning September 1, 1994.
Within the context of Section 771.056(d), the [
Advisory
] Commission
on State Emergency Communications
(CSEC)
[
(ACSEC)
] shall
consider any revenue insufficiencies to represent need for equalization surcharge
funding support.
(36)
Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)--A 24-hour communications
facility established as an answering location for 9-1-1 calls originating
within a given service area, as further defined in applicable law Texas Health
and Safety Code Chapters 771 and 772.
(37)
Service Control Point (SCP)--A centralized database system
used for, among other things, wireless Phase I E9-1-1 Service applications.
It specifies the routing of 9-1-1 calls from the Cell Site to the PSAP. This
hardware device contains special software and data that includes all relevant
Cell Site locations and Cell Sector Identifiers.
(38)
Selective Router--A switching office placed in front of
a set of PSAPs that allows the networking of 9-1-1 calls based on the ESRD
assigned to the call.
(39)
Uninitialized Call--Any wireless E9-1-1 call from a wireless
handset which, for any reason, has either not had service initiated or authenticated
with a legitimate WSP.
(40)
Vendor--A third party used by either the 9-1-1 Governmental
Entity or WSP to provide services.
(41)
WSP--The named wireless service provider and all its affiliates
(collectively referred to as "WSP").
(42)
WSP Subscribers--Wireless telephone customers who subscribe
to the Service of WSP and have a billing address within a 9-1-1 Governmental
Entity Jurisdiction.
(43)
Wireless 9-1-1 call--A call made by a wireless end user
utilizing a WSP wireless network, initiated by dialing "9-1-1" (and, as necessary,
pressing the "Send" or analogous transmitting button) on a Wireless Handset.
(44)
Wireless End User--Any person or entity receiving service
on a WSP Wireless System.
(45)
WSP Wireless System--Those mobile switching facilities,
Cell Sites, and other facilities that are used to provide wireless Phase I &
II E9-1-1 service.
(b)
Policy and Procedures. As authorized by the Texas Health
and Safety Code, Chapter 771.051, the [
Advisory
] Commission on
State Emergency Communications (Commission) shall develop minimum performance
standards for equipment and operation of 9-1-1 service to be followed in developing
regional plans, and impose 9-1-1 emergency service fees and equalization surcharges
to support the planning, development, and provision of 9-1-1 service throughout
the State of Texas. The implementation of such service involves the procurement,
installation and operation of equipment, database and network services and
facilities designed to either support or facilitate the delivery of an emergency
call to an appropriate emergency response agency. As mandated by FCC Order,
and as authorized by Chapter 771, section .0711, of the Texas Health and Safety
Code, the
CSEC
[
ACSEC
] shall impose on each wireless
telecommunications connection a 9-1-1 emergency service fee to provide for
the automatic number identification and automatic location identification
of wireless E9-1-1 calls. Furthermore, the Commission recognizes the rapidly
changing telecommunications environment in wireline and wireless services
and its impact on 9-1-1 emergency services. Automatic number and location
information is crucial data in facilitating the delivery of an emergency call.
It is the policy of the Commission that all 9-1-1 emergency calls for service
be handled at the highest level of service available. In accordance with this
policy, the following policies and procedures shall apply to the procurement,
installation, and implementation of wireless E9-1-1 services funded in part
or in whole by the 9-1-1 funds referenced above. Prior to the Commission considering
allocation and expenditure of 9-1-1 funds for implementation of wireless Phase
I and/or Phase II wireless E9-1-1 services, a COG and/or District receiving
9-1-1 fees and/or equalization surcharge funds from the Commission shall meet
the following requirements listed in paragraphs (1)-(15) of this subsection:
(1)
Commission Survey and Review--Prior to any wireless E9-1-1
Service implementation in any regional council (COG) area, the Commission
shall solicit in writing from all WSPs within the State of Texas a detailed
description of its technical approach to implementing Phase I and/or Phase
II (where applicable); and, the
proposed WSP reasonable
cost associated
with that implementation. The Commission will review and evaluate this information
and consider its appropriateness for implementation. Upon completion of this
process, the Commission will communicate these WSP evaluations to the regional
councils (COGs), and notify the COGs that they may request and implement wireless
E9-1-1 service as described in paragraphs (2)-(15) of this subsection.
(2)
Phase I E9-1-1 Implementation--The provisioning for delivery
of a caller's mobile directory number and the location of a cell site receiving
a 9-1-1 call to the designated PSAP. Implementation of Phase I service must
be accomplished within 6-months of written request according to the FCC Order.
Prior to implementing Phase I wireless E9-1-1 service, the following conditions
must be satisfied and demonstrated to the Commission as described in paragraph
(14) of this subsection:
(A)
sufficient
budgeted funds are available
[
funding mechanism
] for the recovery of
the COGs
[
all
] reasonable costs relating to the provisioning of such service is in
place;
(B)
the PSAPs administered by the 9-1-1 entity are capable
of receiving and using the data associated with such service;
(C)
9-1-1 entity requests such service in writing from the
service provider
or the Commission Staff requests such service in writing
on behalf of the COG.
[
;
]
[
(D)
an executed contract between
9-1-1 entity and WSP for such service, and which includes a wireless service
work plan, fee schedule and standards.]
(3)
Phase II E9-1-1 Implementation--provisioning for delivery
of a caller's mobile directory number and the caller's location, within 125
meters RMS level of accuracy, to the designated PSAP. Implementation of Phase
II service will be consistent with the FCC Order. Prior to implementing Phase
II wireless E9-1-1 service, the following conditions, in addition to those
listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection must be satisfied and demonstrated
to the Commission as described in paragraph (14) of this subsection:
(A)
provision for digital base map and graphical display, in
conjunction with approved Strategic Plan and Commission §251.7 of this
title (relating to Guidelines for Implementing Integrated Services);
(B)
demonstrate, and provide in writing, that the [
location
determination technology and
] digital base map
and PSAP CPE
are capable of
displaying
[
identifying
] the caller's
location within [
125 meters in at least 67% of calls delivered, or
]
the degree of accuracy [
as
]
specified by the applicable
[
required by
] FCC Order
.
[
;
]
[(C)
a revised executed contract between 9-1-1
entity and WSP for such service and which includes a wireless service work
plan, fee schedule and standards.]
(4)
Responsibilities--It shall be the responsibility of the
9-1-1 entity, the WSP and any necessary third party (including, but not limited
to, 9-1-1 Network Provider/Local Exchange Carrier, Host ALI Provider, SCP
software developers and hardware providers, and other suppliers and manufacturers)
to fully cooperate for the successful implementation and provision of Phase
I and Phase II E9-1-1 service. These same parties are also responsible for
ensuring that the deployment and implementation of their wireless E9-1-1 solution
is thoroughly interoperable with other wireless E9-1-1 solutions, including
permitting the proper and seamless transfer of wireless E9-1-1 emergency call
information to PSAPs between differing wireless E9-1-1 solutions. The Commission
acknowledges that the successful and timely provision of such service is dependent
upon the timely and effective performance and cooperative efforts of all of
the parties listed in this section. All parties shall comply with FCC Order,
Texas laws and Commission Rules.
(5)
Deployment--Unless otherwise approved by the Commission
or Commission Staff as an exception
, the 9-1-1 entity and the WSP will
agree upon one
or both
of the following methods of wireless call
delivery [
listed in subparagraphs (A)-(D) of this paragraph
]:
[
(A)
]
Call Associated Signaling (CAS);
and
[
(B)
]
Non-Callpath Associated Signaling (NCAS)
.
[
;
]
[(C)
Hybrid CAS/NCAS Architecture; ]
[(D)
Exceptions to CAS, NCAS, or Hybrid CAS/NCAS,
as in the case of standalone ALI environments--specific solution should be
illustrated and demonstrated prior to execution of contract.]
(6)
Data Delivery--Unless otherwise approved by the Commission
or Commission Staff as an exception
, the 9-1-1 entity and the WSP will
agree upon one
or both
of the following methods for the delivery
of data elements necessary for Phase I E9-1-1 service. The 9-1-1 entity and
WSP shall provision for redundancy within all methods.
(A)
SS7/ISUP--WSP will deliver the twenty digits of information
necessary for Phase I services by sending SS7 signaling messages in ISUP format
to the 9-1-1 selective router;
[
(B)
Feature Group D--WSP will
deliver the twenty digits of information necessary for completion of Phase
I services to the 9-1-1 selective router in the standard format required;]
(B)
[
(C)
] Service Control Point (SCP)--WSP
will route all necessary information directly to the 9-1-1 entity's ALI database
through an independent service control point.
(7)
Standards--Unless an exception is approved by the Commission,
the 9-1-1 entity, the WSP and any third party/vendor, will ensure that all
appropriate and applicable industry standards be adhered to in provisioning
E9-1-1 wireless service. These standards shall include, but not be limited
to:
(A)
J-Std 34 and NENA 03-002 for CAS and Hybrid CAS/NCAS deployments;
(B)
NENA 02-001 as benchmark data standards. All parties shall
cooperate fully in the development and maintenance of all wireless data, such
as cell site locations, Emergency Service Routing Digits, selective routing
databases, and timely updates of any such data;
(C)
Any and all modifications to these standards, currently
under development by appropriate standards bodies, for CAS, NCAS, [
Hybrid
CAS/NCAS
], and Phase II/LDT deployments. Any such pending standard should
be adhered to upon adoption;
(D)
The Commission hereby establishes a standard Class of Service
(COS) to be used by the 9-1-1 entity's PSAPs and the WSPs to identify calls
delivered to the PSAP as WRLS (wireless), or until a standard is established
by NENA;
(E)
Commission §251.4 of this title (relating to Guidelines
for the Provisioning of Accessibility Equipment) for provisioning of TTY/TDD
equal access consistent with FCC rules and orders;
(F)
All applicable standards shall be agreed upon by both parties
to the wireless service contract.
(G)
The Commission may approve exceptions to the standards
listed in this section upon demonstration by the WSP and PSAP of valid reasons
and comparable efficiency and cost.
(8)
Reasonable Cost Elements--
After recovery of the COGs
reasonable costs relating to the provisioning of Phase I and Phase II service,
the
[
The
] Commission will consider that the reasonable costs
incurred by the WSP to be reimbursed by the 9-1-1 entity may include the following
listed in subparagraphs (A)-
(B)
[
(F)
] of this paragraph:
(A)
Trunking--To provide network connectivity between the necessary
network elements, the following costs listed in clauses (i)-
(iii)
[
(vi)
] of this subparagraph
may
[
shall
] be
allowed:
(i)
From mobile switching center (MSC) to selective router
(including in that connectivity any port connection charges or other pre-LEC
selective router charges) at a rate and quantity no higher than determined
to be reasonable by the Commission, Commission Staff, or Commission rule
;
(ii)
[
From selective router to PSAP;
]
[(iii)
From PSAP to ALI Database; ]
[(iv)]
From mobile switching center (MSC) to service
control point (SCP)
at a rate and quantity no higher than determined
to be reasonable by the Commission, Commission Staff, or Commission rule;
and
[
;
]
(iii)
[
(v)
] From service control point
(SCP) to ALI Database
at a rate and quantity no higher than determined
to be reasonable by the Commission, Commission Staff, or Commission rule.
[
;
]
[
(vi)
From ALI Database to PSAP.
]
[(B)
Network--To provision the transference
of necessary digits from the selective router to the PSAP in a CAS deployment,
an upgrade or modification to the selective router will be necessary. The
Commission will not consider this as an allowable cost. ]
(B)
[
(C)
] Database--To provision and
deliver the necessary data through the network and to the PSAP for Phase I
compliance, the following costs listed in clauses in (i)-(ii) of this subparagraph
may
[
will
] be allowed:
(i)
Non-recurring costs associated with initial emergency service
routing digits (ESRD) load into selective router or SCP
at a rate and
quantity no higher than determined to be reasonable by the Commission, Commission
Staff, or Commission rule
;
(ii)
Monthly recurring costs associated with maintaining ESRD
data in the selective router or SCP
at a rate and quantity no higher
than determined to be reasonable by the Commission, Commission Staff, or Commission
rule
.
[(D)
CPE--To provision the 9-1-1 entity's
PSAP equipment to have the capability to receive and display information necessary
to comply with Phase I call delivery requirements, the Commission has previously
funded software upgrades to CPE for 20-digit and two 10-digit capability.
These costs should be accommodated within the regional council's currently,
or previously, approved strategic plan. ]
[(E)
Map Display--The cost to provision
the 9-1-1 entity's PSAP equipment to have the capability to receive and graphically
display caller's cell site/sector location information, as well as the X,
Y (longitude, latitude coordinates).]
[(F)
Training--The cost to train
COG and/or PSAP personnel to efficiently and effectively receive and process
Phase I & Phase II wireless E9-1-1 calls. This training shall be conducted
by the COG, WSP, local service provider, and/or third party, as necessary,
upon initial deployment of wireless service and at regularly scheduled intervals.
Training plans and any associated costs shall be proposed to COG within WSP
written proposal of service, submitted to the Commission for approval via
the strategic plan amendment review process as outlined in §251.6 of
this title (relating to Guidelines for Strategic Plans, Amendments, and Equalization
Surcharge Allocation), and included in an executed standardized contract for
wireless E9-1-1 service. ]
(9)
Testing--The COG, WSP, local service provider and any third
party shall conduct initial and regularly scheduled network, database and
equipment testing to ensure the integrity of the existent and proposed wireline/wireless
9-1-1 system operated by the COG, for any Phase I and/or Phase II wireless
E9-1-1 service deployment. These tests shall include, at a minimum:
(A)
network connectivity;
[
(B)
call setup times;]
(B)
initial implementation field
testing of each of a WSPs cell sites routing to the designated PSAP;
(C)
equipment capabilities of receiving and displaying callback
number and cell site/sector information;
(D)
ability to transfer the wireless E9-1-1 call. The COG shall
submit the initial testing documentation and findings to the Commission within
the strategic plan amendment approval process as referenced in paragraph (8)
of this subsection, Reasonable Cost Elements
, and as established through
Commission wireless testing policies and procedures
. The COG shall maintain
documentation of
initial and
regularly scheduled testing and notify
the Commission of any on-going, negative outcomes.
(10)
Fair and Equitable Provisioning of Wireless E9-1-1 Service--[
The COG shall establish the level of wireless E9-1-1 service required within
its region, and shall ensure that each WSP operating within its region provides
comparable levels of wireless E9-1-1 service to all wireless subscribers within
the region, within reasonable implementation parameters.
] In determining
the reasonableness of costs, the Commission may compare the costs being submitted
for recovery by one provider to the costs of other, similarly situated providers.
No single WSP shall be reimbursed for costs above the comparable costs of
the other WSP within the COG region
or at a rate and quantity higher
than determined to be reasonable by the Commission, Commission Staff, or Commission
rule. As a requirement for reimbursement of reasonable costs, the WSP must
categorize and itemize its proposed reasonable costs and its invoices for
payment in the manner requested by the Commission, Commission Staff, or Commission
rule
.
(11)
Uninitialized Calls--Must be passed through the wireless
9-1-1 network, and uniformly identified to the PSAP.
(12)
Third Party Contracts--Any and all subcontracts between
WSP and third party vendors, for the deployment of Phase I & II wireless
E9-1-1 service deployments, shall adhere to the primary contract as executed
between COG and WSP
and/or the FCC Orders and Rules applicable to WSP
.
(13)
Proposals for Wireless E9-1-1 Service--All proposals by
WSPs for wireless 9-1-1 service should be presented to the COG in writing
and shall include a complete description of network, database, equipment display
requirements, training and accessibility elements. Such proposals should include
detailed cost information, as well as technical solutions, network diagrams,
documented wireless 9-1-1 call set-up times, deployment plans and timelines,
specific work plans, WSP network contingency and disaster recovery plans,
escalation lists, trouble call response times, as well as any other information
required by the COG. Unless otherwise confidential by law, all information
provided to the COG becomes a matter of public record and is subject to the
Texas Public Information Act.
(14)
Strategic Plan Amendment Review and Approval Process--Upon
demonstration of compliance with paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(A) of this subsection,
and prior to executing a standardized contract for wireless 9-1-1 service,
the COG shall submit such proposals, as described in paragraph (13) of this
subsection, to the Commission for approval, via the strategic plan review
and/or amendment process described in §251.6 of this title. Strategic
Plan amendment requests should include all of the information provided by
WSP to COG, as well as complete information regarding the geographic areas
as well as the tandems, exchanges and PSAPs
affected
[
effected
] by the proposed deployment.
(15)
Standardized Contract--Upon review and approval by
CSEC
[
ACSEC
], COG and WSP shall enter into a standardized
Wireless E9-1-1 Service Agreement. The standard contract shall be provided
by the Commission, and shall include all of the information contained in the
proposal and amendments reviewed and approved by the Commission. Commission
staff shall review all such contracts before they are executed. COG shall
provide the Commission a copy of all fully executed contracts.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been
reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State, on July 2, 2001.
TRD-200103777
James D. Goerke
Executive Director
Commission on State Emergency Communications
Earliest possible date of adoption: August 12, 2001
For further information, please call: (512) 305-6933