“Next Generation 9-1-1:  The Issues Ahead”

Presented by the FCBA’s Homeland Security and Emergency Communications Committee

Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m.

Location: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, 1500 K Street, NW, Washington, DC

9-1-1 industry experts and federal regulators will preview the tough jurisdictional and regulatory issues that face carriers, public safety agencies, and vendors during the transition from legacy E9-1-1 systems to IP-based Next Generation 9-1-1 systems.  Issues highlighted will include: How is NG9-1-1 different from E9-1-1? What legal and regulatory issues will carriers, non-carrier system service providers, and public safety agencies face as they deploy NG9-1-1? What legacy regulations may need to be updated or withdrawn to enable NG9-1-1 deployment?

Registrations and cancellations due by 12:00 Noon,Tuesday, September 11, 2011.

AGENDA

6:00 – 6:05 p.m.         Welcome & Introduction

Trey Forgety, NENA: The 9-1-1 Association

 6:05 – 7:05 p.m.         Next Gen 9-1-1 Architecture & Legal Issues Primer

The key architectural differences between E9-1-1 systems and NG9-1-1 systems, with an emphasis on aspects that raise significant legal or regulatory issues, will be explained.

Moderator: Brian Hurley, Attorney Advisor, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC

Speakers:

Robert Gojanovich, Sales Director, NG9-1-1 Systems, TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.

Trey Forgety, Director of Government Affairs and Chief Regulatory Counsel, NENA: The 9-1-1 Association

7:05 – 7:15 p.m.         Break

7:15 – 8:15 p.m.         The Elephant in the 9-1-1 System: Interconnection in a Mixed-Architecture World

Once upon a time, 9-1-1 service had a single purveyor: the Local Exchange Carrier. That paradigm is changing, however, as disparate originating services and access networks share traffic with public, private, and cloud-based NG9-1-1 systems that don’t fit into traditional jurisdictional boxes. This panel will focus on the thorny issues arise when new participants enter the 9-1-1 service field.

Moderator: Trey Forgety, Director of Government Affairs and Chief Regulatory Counsel, NENA: The 9-1-1 Association

Speakers:

John Kelly, Partner, Ottosen, Britz, Kelly, Cooper, Gilbert, and DiNofolo

Tim Stelzig, Deputy Division Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC