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Congress pushes 911 mandate on VoIP

Declan McCullagh writes on C|Net News:

Internet telephone companies would be required to link up to the emergency 911 network, according to a new bill in Congress.

The 10-page measure, which has been introduced in both the Senate and House of Representatives, also would permit state and local governments to levy taxes on voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) companies in exchange for providing access to 911 operators.

The timing of the bill--it was made public hours before a Federal Communications Commission meeting devoted to Internet 911 regulations--effectively ratcheted up pressure on the commission to move in a specific direction.

posted by Fergie @ 5/19/2005 10:39:00 AM