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Vonage I just read that an appeals court just denied an appeal for smaller VOIP companies,
I just read that an appeals court just denied an appeal for smaller Voip companies, other than Vonage, in a joint courts action regarding the FCC's demand and the delay Congress put on for November 28th to stop further sales of Voip until they comply. Vonage has been keenly watching this court appeal. The Text of news headline is attached below as reported by the *AP* 5 hours before this post:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to delay new Federal Communications Commission guidelines requiring Internet telephone companies to provide reliable 911 emergency call service.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied a motion filed two weeks ago by a group of Internet telephone companies who claim the regulations are unreasonable.
In May, the FCC ordered providers of Internet-based phone calls, commonly called Voice over Internet Protocol, or Voip, to certify that their customers will be able to reach an emergency dispatcher when they call 911. Dispatchers also must be able to identify the caller's phone number and location.
The companies were given until Nov. 28 to comply, and many providers worried that they would be forced to disconnect customers who didn't have full 911 service.
The FCC issued the order after a series of highly publicized incidents in which Internet phone users were unable to connect with a live emergency dispatch operator when calling 911.
FCC officials clarified their position last week, saying companies that don't achieve reliable E911 service by Nov. 28 will not have to pull the plug on customers. But they will have to discontinue marketing Internet call service and accepting new customers in areas where the companies are not routing 911 calls to emergency response centers.
Jason Talley, president and chief executive of Overland Park, Kan.-based Nuvio Inc., which filed the motion for a stay on Nov. 1, said the FCC's decision ultimately reduces alternatives for customers and stifles innovation.
Talley said he and three other companies that later joined Nuvio's suit _ Louisville, Ky.-based Lightyear Network Solutions LLC; McLean, Va.-based Primus Telecommunications Group Inc.'s subsidiary Lingo Inc.; and Atlanta-based i2 Telecom International Inc. _ will continue to pursue their appeal of the regulations.
Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Read The Full Thread: ** Official E911 Thread ***
• I've searched through the forums about E911. To date I think this information
• I thought I read a post here that said it was active or testing in the washington
• In Chicago we sure don't have E911. I'm still going to the archive department at
• VoIP providers, yes. 911 operators, not so much.
In other words, all VoIP
• Any estimate on when PA will have e911? Seems like forever :)
• I believe VOIP company's have until years end and E911 on VOIP will route to a 911
• Looks like Congess is trying very hard to pass a bill which will allow VoIP providers
• Well, it looks like VoIP now has 4 years to deliver E911. Perhaps now we can get all
• I was initially told by a Vonage Customer Service email it was end of year/ January
• I'm 68 years old. I haver never dialed 911. There was no such thing over half my life.
karl0755 posted "I just read that an appeals court just denied an appeal for smaller VOIP companies," on 11/16/2005 |
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