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The E9-1-1 Institute and NENA Host
4th Annual 9-1-1 Honors Gala
March 13, 2007
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Federal Leader Award
Representative Bart Gordon
Our second
Federal Leader Award goes to Congressman Bart Gordon who is
a U.S. Army Reserves Veteran and has been a member of the
U.S. House of Representatives since he was elected in 1984
from Tennessee’s 6th district. He is currently
the Chairman of the House Science Committee.
Congressman Gordon’s work in the House on
behalf of VoIP customers has helped to move emergency
communications into a new technological era.
Congressman Gordon has become the
trailblazer in the U.S. House on making certain that
emergency calls made from Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
services are connected properly and effectively with
appropriate 9-1-1 call centers. He was one of the leaders
in the House who recognized the need for placing 9-1-1 and
E9-1-1 requirements on VoIP providers when he introduced the
IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of
2005. Among other important elements, the bill included
a provision to ensure that 9-1-1 calls made using VoIP
services receive the same level of liability protection
currently in place for wire line and wireless 9-1-1 calls.
As an active member of the Congressional
E9-1-1 Caucus, we are proud to recognize his leadership by
presenting him with the Federal Leader Award for 2007.
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