Wireless Roundup (August 2025)

Key Wireless Deadlines

FCC Requests Input on Updates to NG911 Rules: In this Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposes rule changes to advance the transition from legacy 911 networks to internet protocol (IP)-based Next Generation 911 (NG911) networks. Specifically, the FNPRM proposes to update the definition of "covered 911 service provider" contained in the Commission's existing 911 reliability rules, to update the reliability standards for providers of "critical" NG911 functions to ensure the reliable delivery of 911 traffic to NG911 delivery points, and to establish NG911 interoperability requirements for interstate transfer of 911 traffic between Emergency Services IP Networks. The FCC also seeks comment on proposals to modify certification and oversight mechanisms in the Commission's 911 reliability rules and facilitate local 911 authorities' acquisition of reliability and