All state, regional, and local 9-1-1 Coordinators and PSAP Managers are strongly encouraged to respond to this survey on fixed and mobile broadband availability and usage by PSAPs and other emergency service agencies. The information obtained from the survey will greatly assist NENA in a variety of ways, including policy advocacy with Congress, the FCC and other federal agencies. Please take the time to respond to this anonymous survey before November 6, 2009.

Questions can be directed to NENA Government Affairs Director Patrick Halley at phalley@nena.org

For the purposes of this survey, the following definitions apply:

WIRELINE BROADBAND: Broadband provided via a hard-wired Internet Protocol access method that supports high-speed data communications between the network and the PSAP/emergency services agency. These are commonly known by their commercial marketing names, such as DSL, Cable Modem, T-1/DS-3 lines (or similar).

WIRELESS BROADBAND: Broadband provided via a wireless Internet Protocol access method that supports high-speed data communications between the network and the PSAP/emergency services agency, or mobile response unit. Not to be confused with WiFi, these are commonly known by their commercial marketing names, such as mobile broadband or 3G or 4G wireless data services (or similar).

SATELLITE BROADBAND: Broadband provided via a satellite Internet Protocol access method that supports high-speed data communications between the network and the PSAP/emergency services agency.