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FCC Proposes Improvements for Wireless Call Routing to 988 Lifeline

  • Full Title:
    Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Act of 2018
  • Document Type:
    Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
  • Bureau(s):
    Wireline Competition
  • Description
    The FCC continues the Commission's work to provide meaningful access to the 988 Lifeline by proposing that itadopt rules requiring wireless carriers to implement a georouting solution for calls to the 988 Lifeline.
  • DA/FCC #:
    FCC-24-45
  • Docket No:
    18-336
  • Federal Register Citation:
    89 FR 46340 (05/29/2024)

Files

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: docx pdf txt

Document Dates

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  • Contact:
    Merry Wulff, Merry.Wulff@fcc.gov