FCC REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TIER III CARRIERS.

SEC. 107. FCC REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TIER III CARRIERS. (a) In General.—The Federal Communications Commission shall act on any petition filed by a qualified Tier III carrier requesting a waiver of compliance with the requirements of section 20.18(g)(1)(v) of the Commission's rules (47 C.F.R. 20.18(g)(1)(v)) within 100 days after the Commission receives the petition. The Commission shall grant the waiver of compliance with the requirements of section 20.18(g)(1)(v) of the Commission's rules (47 C.F.R. 20.18(g)(1)(v)) requested by the petition if it determines that strict enforcement of the requirements of that section would result in consumers having decreased access to emergency services. (b) Qualified Tier III Carrier Defined.—In this section, the term “qualified Tier III carrier” means a provider of commercial mobile service (as defined in section 332(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)) that had 500,000 or fewer subscribers as of December 31, 2001.