An Audit Report on the Commission on State Emergency Communications' Implementation of Phase 1 of Wireless 9-1-1 Improvements Page: 7 of 9
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Enforcement
The CSEC is actively pursuing a course to determine the most appropriate manner in
which to proceed with filing complaints with the FCC against the carriers that did not
meet their 6-month implementation deadlines as put forth in FCC Rule 94-102.
CSEC staff met on September 21, 2000 with FCC staff members to discuss the
alternatives available in these matters. The Commission will convene into Executive
Session at its October 10, 2000 meeting to discuss these alternatives with staff and
legal counsel to provide direction as to the appropriate action(s).
Implementation Timeline: October 31, 2000
Public Utility Commission (PUC) Enforcement
The PUC is the regulatory authority over all local exchange providers (LECs) in the
state of Texas. The LECs are directly responsible for ensuring that wireless carriers
have access and facilities necessary to interface with the existing 9-1-1 network.
Several issues have been identified through the wireless implementation project that
must be resolved and/or improved in order for the state program to reach 100%
deployment. The CSEC will continue to enlist the assistance of the PUC to motivate
the LECs to support wireless deployment efforts in an effective and time-efficient
manner. Additionally, several wireless carriers are subsidiaries of LECs. The CSEC
will request that the PUC continue to actively monitor and encourage these
companies to fully implement wireless service in order to reach 100% coverage of the
CSEC s program area.
Objective, Scope, and Methodology
Objective
The audit objective was to certify whether or not the Commission on State Emergency
Communications successfully completed Phase I of the 9-1-1 wireless improvements
set forth in Federal Communications Commission Docket 94-102 for 75 percent of the
population served by the state 9-1-1 program by September 1, 2000, as required by
statute. If the State Auditor's Office found that the Commission did not comply with
this statutory requirement, it was required to so certify to the Comptroller of Public
Accounts within 45 days after the end of fiscal year 2000.
Scope
The scope of the audit included the Commission's processes for determining the status
of Phase I implementation and calculating the percentage of completion for Phase I as
of the statutory deadline.
AN AUDIT REPORT ON THE COMMISSION ON
STATE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS IMPLEMENTATION OF
OCTOBER 2000 PHASE I OF WIRELESS 9-1-1 IMPROVEMENTS PAGE 6
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