Federal Communications Commission to consider designating 988 as the 3-digit Number for a National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Hotline | site |



(December 5, 2019) - - Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published notice of an Open Meeting in which it intends to consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose to designate 988 as the 3-digit number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.

The FCC will hold an Open Meeting on various subjects on Thursday, December 12, 2019, which is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The meeting notice may be viewed at the following location:

FCC TO HOLD OPEN COMMISSION MEETING THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019