2013 US Code
Title 47 - Telecommunications
Chapter 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM AUCTIONS (§§ 1401 - 1473)
Subchapter V - NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 ADVANCEMENT ACT OF 2012 (§§ 1471 - 1473)
Section 1471 - Definitions

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM AUCTIONS
SUBCHAPTER V - NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 ADVANCEMENT ACT OF 2012
Sec. 1471 - Definitions
Containssection 1471
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 112-96, title VI, §6502, Feb. 22, 2012, 126 Stat. 237.
Statutes at Large Reference126 Stat. 237
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 112-96

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Definitions - 47 U.S.C. § 1471 (2013)
§1471. Definitions

In this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) 9–1–1 services and E9–1–1 services

The terms "9–1–1 services" and "E9–1–1 services" shall have the meaning given those terms in section 942 of this title.

(2) Multi-line telephone system

The term "multi-line telephone system" or "MLTS" means a system comprised of common control units, telephone sets, control hardware and software and adjunct systems, including network and premises based systems, such as Centrex and VoIP, as well as PBX, Hybrid, and Key Telephone Systems (as classified by the Commission under part 68 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations), and includes systems owned or leased by governmental agencies and non-profit entities, as well as for profit businesses.

(3) Office

The term "Office" means the 9–1–1 Implementation Coordination Office established under section 942 of this title.

(Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, §6502, Feb. 22, 2012, 126 Stat. 237.)

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