April 2026

Committee Reports

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• ESIF: Emergency Services Interconnection Forum

  • Issue: 0116
  • Title: In support of FCC’s request to identify and standardize 988 Georouting
  • Statement: The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a national network of more than 200 crisis centers that helps thousands of people overcome crisis situations every day. These centers are supported by local and state resources as well as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). Geolocation services are not currently enabled for 988, as they are for calls to 911. A caller’s location information is not transmitted with a 988 call for possible dispatch of emergency services. The Lifeline automatically routes calls by area code to the nearest crisis center. For example, when a caller based in Virginia with a callback number of a 703 area code calls 988, the Lifeline will route the call to a Virginia Lifeline call center regardless of the caller’s actual location at the time of the call.
  • Resolution: ESIF developed a technical report, ATIS-0500049, GeoRouting for 988 voice calls.
  • Status: Final Closure

  For more information, visit the ESIF home page or contact Drew Greco.

• NRSC: Network Reliability Steering Committee

  • Issue: 0061
  • Title: 988 Designated Point of Contact Recertification 2026
  • Statement: FCC requirement for annual DPOC audit and recertification by the NRSC Regulatory team. (FCC 23-57)
  • Resolution: The 988 stakeholder contact information was confirmed via email on March 10, 2026.
  • Status: Final Closure

  For more information, visit the NRSC home page or contact Celina Gore.

Definitions

• New Issue: Business, operational, or technical needs that a committee has reached consensus to address.
• Issue in Initial Closure: Issues for which a committee has reached consensus on a proposed resolution. The industry has a 21 calendar day period to review and comment on the consensus resolution developed by the committee. The committee's consensus resolution concludes its work on an issue unless new or substantive information is brought forth. During the 21 day review period, comments on a consensus resolution may be provided to the committee contact and committee leaders.
• Issue in Initial Pending: Issues previously in Initial Closure for which new and substantive information impacting the consensus resolution has been received. An issue may also be in Initial Pending if output that may impact the consensus resolution is expected from another industry group, regulatory body or similar organization.
• Issue in Final Closure: Issues for which work is completed and the resolution accepted by the industry.

Recently Approved ATIS Standards

WTSC

• Document Number: ATIS-0700049
• Title: WEA 3.0 Practical Hints for Alert Originators
• Type: Revision
• View Here