[*] VoIP and 911 in the States

Sean A. Walberg sean at ertw.com
Thu Nov 3 07:19:26 CST 2005


>From Jeff Pulver's blog:

http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/003270.html

...the Senate Commerce Committee UNANIMOUSLY approved S. 1063, the 
''E9-1-1 
Improvement Act." The legislation would do the following:

* requires the FCC to develop new rules for VoIP 9-1-1 within 120 days;
* gives VoIP providers direct access to the 9-1-1 network;
* establishes FCC waiver authority to provide flexibility;
* ensures VoIP services are never cut off due to issues related to 9-1-1 
capabilities;
* provides equivalent liability protection for VoIP 911 as other phone 
services;
* acknowledges the importance of industry's role in developing 
technological standards and solutions for automatically identifying the 
geographic location of users of nomadic VoIP service; and
* requires the creation of a national plan for a next generation 9-1-1 
system that uses VoIP to provide breakthrough advances in emergency 
communications.


#2 is interesting, though I'm not sure if "direct access" means enabling 
VoIP at the PSAP or opening them up to traditional methods.

Sean

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