VoIP operators given 120-day deadline to implement E911 services
An AP newswire article by David Pace on Yahoo! News:
Federal regulators voted Thursday to require that Internet phone service providers connect their customers to the same emergency 911 capabilities as callers with traditional service within four months.
The Federal Communications Commission left it to the providers to determine how to meet the new requirement for the service, known as Voice Over Internet Protocol.
The 4-0 vote came after FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin invited families impacted by the inability to reach emergency response centers over Internet phones to tell their stories. A Florida woman described how her infant daughter died while she was unable to reach an emergency dispatcher through her Internet phone.
"By moving quickly, we will save lives," said Commissioner Michael J. Copps.
posted by Fergie @ 5/19/2005 08:37:00 AM
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