VoIP E911 Deadline (and Litigation) Looming
Roy Mark writes in internetnews.com:
VoIP provider Nuvio says it will go to court no later than Nov. 14 to halt a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order that Internet telephone companies provide E911 calling ability by Nov. 28.
Citing public safety concerns, the FCC ruled in May that all IP phone firms' systems that interconnect with the public switched telephone network (PSTN) must provide E911 operators with the location of callers.
Because of the inherent portability of VoIP phones that work with any broadband connection anywhere, providers are struggling to beat the 120-day compliance clock.
"No service provider is going to be able to provide a nationwide solution for nomadic VoIP users," Nuvio chief Jason Talley said in a statement, noting wireless phone providers were given 10 years to meet their E911 obligations.
posted by Fergie @ 10/26/2005 07:14:00 AM
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