An Emergency Services Internet Protocol Network (ESINet) is a network capable of connecting calls, texts and other forms of media from the public to 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs). The state will offer a statewide ESINet available for connection to local PSAPs.

The Ohio ESINet Steering Committee has been tasked with the following: 

• Address the development of a statewide ESINet, including a review of the current funding model for this state's 9-1-1 systems;

•  Examine the readiness of the state's current technology infrastructure to support Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1);
•  Research legislative authority with regard to governance and funding;
•  Make recommendations for consolidation of public-safety-answering-point operations in this state, to accommodate next-generation 9-1-1 technology and to facilitate a more efficient and effective emergency services system;
•  Recommend policies, procedures, and statutory or regulatory authority to effectively govern a statewide emergency services internet protocol network;
•  Coordinate with statewide initiatives and associations.

The next ESINet Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for February 28, 2022 at 12:00 Noon via MSTeams.   Please find below the call-in information:

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+1 614-721-2972   United States, Columbus

Phone Conference ID: 202 359 110# 

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The Combined PSAP Operations and Technical Standards Sub-committees' next meeting date has not been determined.