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 113 STAT. 1286 PUBLIC LAW 106-81—OCT. 26, 1999 Public Law 106-81 106th Congress An Act Oct. 26, 1999 [S. 800] Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999. 47 USC 609 note. To promote and enhance public safety through use of 9-1-1 as the universal emergency assistance number, further deployment of wireless 9-1 -1 service, support of States in upgrading 9-1-1 capabilities and related functions, encouragement of construction and operation of seamless, ubiquitous, and reliable networks for personal wireless services, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999". 47 USC 615 note. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE, (a) FINDINGS.— The Congress finds that— (1) the establishment and maintenance of an end-to-end communications infrastructure among members of the public, emergency SEifety, fire service and law enforcement officials, emergency dispatch providers, trginsportation officials, and hospital emergency and trauma care facilities will reduce response times for the delivery of emergency care, assist in delivering appropriate care, and thereby prevent fatalities, substantially reduce the severity and extent of injuries, reduce time lost from work, and save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in health care costs; (2) the rapid, efficient deplojment of emergency telecommunications service requires statewide coordination of the efforts of local public safety, fire service and law enforcement officials, emergency dispatch providers, and trsmsportation officials; the establishment of sources of adequate funding for carrier and public ssifety, fire service and law enforcement agency technology development and deployment; the coordination and integration of emergency commiuiications with traffic control and management systems and the designation of 9- 1-1 as the niunber to call in emergencies throughout the Nation; (3) emerging technologies can be a critical component of the end-to-end communications infrastructure connecting the public with emergency medical service providers and emergency dispatch providers, public safety, fire service and law enforcement officials, and hospital emergency and trauma care facilities, to reduce emergency response times and provide appropriate care;

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