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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
National Emergency Number Association Applauds Presidential Signing of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008
Arlington, V.A. – Today, President Bush signed into law the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 3403). The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) applauds the signing of this landmark legislation and thanks all those who have worked so hard to make it a reality. NENA CEO Brian Fontes said, “The passage of the NET 911 Improvement Act is a significant event for the 9-1-1 community. The law’s provisions will improve access to 9-1-1 for all Americans and help ensure that our nation’s 9-1-1 system is able to keep up with advancements in communications technology. This legislation will save lives.”
Making 9-1-1 service available and effective for all Americans today and in the future as technology advances is a top priority for NENA. Ensuring that emerging technologies are able to seamlessly connect to the 9-1-1 system and that we as a nation are taking steps to advance towards a Next Generation 9-1-1 and emergency communications system must be a national priority. NENA remains focused on the need for continued deployment of E9-1-1 for all technologies, the need for appropriate liability protections for 9-1-1 telecommunicators and service providers, and the need to ensure adequate funding is available for today’s 9-1-1 system as well as the migration to an IP-based Next Generation 9-1-1 system. The New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act will help make these priorities a reality.
While NENA is pleased that this important legislation will now take effect, there remain existing issues that must be addressed. Paramount among these is the need for Congress and the Administration to recognize the funding challenges being faced by 9-1-1 centers across the country and the critical need for federal 9-1-1- grant funding. “Without adequate funding, our nation’s 9-1-1 systems will continue to fall behind in meeting the increasing challenges presented to them every day. It is time to honor those who are there to answer the growing number of life-saving 9-1-1 calls by providing congressionally authorized federal funding to assist their efforts,” said Fontes.
Funding for 9-1-1 grants authorized by the ENHANCE 911 Act of 2004 has been requested by the Congressional E9-1-1 Caucus, but Congress has yet to appropriate such funds through the budget process. Similarly, the Bush Administration’s budget request to Congress has not included such grant funds.
The legislation is available at
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About the National Emergency Number Association
NENA is The Voice of 9-1-1™. NENA promotes implementation and awareness of 9-1-1 as North America’s universal emergency number. NENA is the leading professional non-profit organization dedicated solely to 9-1-1 emergency communications issues. NENA serves its nearly 7,000 members in 48 chapters across the U.S., Canada and Mexico through policy advocacy, establishment of technical and operational standards, certification programs and a broad spectrum of educational offerings. Find out more at
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
National Emergency Number Association Applauds Presidential Signing of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008
Arlington, V.A. – Today, President Bush signed into law the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 3403). The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) applauds the signing of this landmark legislation and thanks all those who have worked so hard to make it a reality. NENA CEO Brian Fontes said, “The passage of the NET 911 Improvement Act is a significant event for the 9-1-1 community. The law’s provisions will improve access to 9-1-1 for all Americans and help ensure that our nation’s 9-1-1 system is able to keep up with advancements in communications technology. This legislation will save lives.”
Making 9-1-1 service available and effective for all Americans today and in the future as technology advances is a top priority for NENA. Ensuring that emerging technologies are able to seamlessly connect to the 9-1-1 system and that we as a nation are taking steps to advance towards a Next Generation 9-1-1 and emergency communications system must be a national priority. NENA remains focused on the need for continued deployment of E9-1-1 for all technologies, the need for appropriate liability protections for 9-1-1 telecommunicators and service providers, and the need to ensure adequate funding is available for today’s 9-1-1 system as well as the migration to an IP-based Next Generation 9-1-1 system. The New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act will help make these priorities a reality.
While NENA is pleased that this important legislation will now take effect, there remain existing issues that must be addressed. Paramount among these is the need for Congress and the Administration to recognize the funding challenges being faced by 9-1-1 centers across the country and the critical need for federal 9-1-1- grant funding. “Without adequate funding, our nation’s 9-1-1 systems will continue to fall behind in meeting the increasing challenges presented to them every day. It is time to honor those who are there to answer the growing number of life-saving 9-1-1 calls by providing congressionally authorized federal funding to assist their efforts,” said Fontes.
Funding for 9-1-1 grants authorized by the ENHANCE 911 Act of 2004 has been requested by the Congressional E9-1-1 Caucus, but Congress has yet to appropriate such funds through the budget process. Similarly, the Bush Administration’s budget request to Congress has not included such grant funds.
The legislation is available at
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About the National Emergency Number Association
NENA is The Voice of 9-1-1™. NENA promotes implementation and awareness of 9-1-1 as North America’s universal emergency number. NENA is the leading professional non-profit organization dedicated solely to 9-1-1 emergency communications issues. NENA serves its nearly 7,000 members in 48 chapters across the U.S., Canada and Mexico through policy advocacy, establishment of technical and operational standards, certification programs and a broad spectrum of educational offerings. Find out more at
911Guru
E911 FAQs are located at:
