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FCC Approves Text-to-988 Access to Suicide Prevention Lifeline

  • Full Title:
    Enabling Text-to-988 Access to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
  • Document Type:
    Report and Order
  • Bureau(s):
    Wireline Competition
  • Description
    The FCC requires covered text providers to support text messaging to 988 by routing certain text messages sent to 988 to the National Suicide Prevention Hotline by July 16, 2022.
  • DA/FCC #:
    FCC-21-119
  • Docket No:
    18-336
  • FCC Record Citation:
    36 FCC Rcd 16901 (20)
  • FCC Record:
    FCC-21-119A1_Rcd.pdf

Files

Report and Order: docx pdf txt

Document Dates

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  • Contact:
    Michelle Sclater, (202) 418-0388 or michelle.sclater@fcc.gov