Title 47 — Telecommunications
Chapter 13 — Public Safety Communications and Electromagnetic Spectrum Auctions
§ 1473. Commission proceeding on autodialing
Statutory text
In general
Not later than 90 days after , the Commission shall initiate a proceeding to create a specialized Do-Not-Call registry for public safety answering points.
Features of the registry
The Commission shall issue regulations, after providing the public with notice and an opportunity to comment, that—
permit verified public safety answering point administrators or managers to register the telephone numbers of all 9–1–1 trunks and other lines used for the provision of emergency services to the public or for communications between public safety agencies;
provide a process for verifying, no less frequently than once every 7 years, that registered numbers should continue to appear upon the registry;
provide a process for granting and tracking access to the registry by the operators of automatic dialing equipment;
protect the list of registered numbers from disclosure or dissemination by parties granted access to the registry; and
prohibit the use of automatic dialing or “robocall” equipment to establish contact with registered numbers.
Enforcement
The Commission shall—
establish monetary penalties for violations of the protective regulations established pursuant to subsection (b)(4) of not less than $100,000 per incident nor more than $1,000,000 per incident;
establish monetary penalties for violations of the prohibition on automatically dialing registered numbers established pursuant to subsection (b)(5) of not less than $10,000 per call nor more than $100,000 per call; and
provide for the imposition of fines under paragraphs (1) or (2) that vary depending upon whether the conduct leading to the violation was negligent, grossly negligent, reckless, or willful, and depending on whether the violation was a first or subsequent offence.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Next Generation 9–1–1 Advancement Act of 2012
Pub. L. 112–96 title VI § 6507 · 126 Stat. 156
Enacted · 47 U.S.C. § 1473
(Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, § 6507, Feb. 22, 2012, 126 Stat. 243.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, § 6507, Feb. 22, 2012, 126 Stat. 243.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 6507. COMMISSION PROCEEDING ON AUTODIALING. (a) In General.— Not Deadline. later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall initiate a proceeding to create a specialized Do-Not-Call registry for public safety answering points. (b) Features of the Registry.— The Regulations. Notice. Commission shall issue regulations, after providing the public with notice and an opportunity to comment, that— (1) permit verified public safety answering point administrators or managers to register the telephone numbers of all 9–1–1 trunks and other lines used for the provision of emergency services to the public or for communications between public safety agencies; (2) provide a process for verifying, no less frequently than once every 7 years, that registered numbers should continue to appear upon the registry; (3) provide a process for granting and tracking access to the registry by the operators of automatic dialing equipment; (4) protect the list of registered numbers from disclosure or dissemination by parties granted access to the registry; and (5) prohibit the use of automatic dialing or “robocall” equipment to establish contact with registered numbers. (c) Enforcement.— The Penalties. Fines. Commission shall— (1) establish monetary penalties for violations of the protective regulations established pursuant to subsection (b)(4) of not less than $100,000 per incident nor more than $1,000,000 per incident; (2) establish monetary penalties for violations of the prohibition on automatically dialing registered numbers established pursuant to subsection (b)(5) of not less than $10,000 per call nor more than $100,000 per call; and (3) provide for the imposition of fines under paragraphs (1) or (2) that vary depending upon whether the conduct leading to the violation was negligent, grossly negligent, reckless, or willful, and depending on whether the violation was a first or subsequent offence.
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