Colorado Suspends 911 Rulemaking Amid Safety, Rules Debate

DENVER (AP) – Colorado utility regulators are postponing a plan to address 911 outages and security by expanding their authority over the emergency calls.
The Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday indefinitely suspended the rulemaking effort. The governor’s office and lawmakers argued it risked overstepping powers granted by the Legislature during telecommunications deregulation in 2014.
The rulemaking – and a bipartisan bill designed to stop it – fueled debate not only