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Vonage I sympathize with blutarsky's frustration in getting E911 working, but I can
I sympathize with blutarsky's frustration in getting E911 working, but I can also understand why there was a problem. As was said, "a third-party which uses a gps system" has to be used to verify addresses.
I am employed in the mapping industry. A GPS mapping system is actually a "GIS" (geographic information system) that includes data captured from GPS receivers logging streets as they are driven. For counties to receive federal 911 subsidization, they are required to drive (and record GPS locations) of *almost* 100% of the streets. If that was being used to verify the address, the chances are very low that an existing street address couldn't be found. Mapquest, which uses a commercial, nation-wide GIS (GDT/TeleAtlas) found the address, but the "third party" spoken of may have been using another (say NavTeq) dataset that doesn't have the street in question. Those datasets are actually rather poor. Typically, there are streets just-built that appear ... and in the same area it may be missing streets that are 10 years old. There is no nationwide high-accuracy dataset for anyone to use. Of course, USPS mail carriers know where all deliverable addresses are, but they don't have a GIS dataset for others to use!
Now, I would like to add that I cannot understand the FCC authority over Vonage (or any other Voip provider). Federal regulations are supposed to be a trade-off for a monopolistic grant given to telecommunication services - a privilege not granted to Vonage. As useful as the 911 system is, Vonage should not be forced to implement it unless they can get something for it (like law-based lowered competition). I applaud Vonage, however, for making such a dedicated effort to make it possible for their customers to enjoy that service! That Vonage is pulling together the information necessary to do it (map its customers to PSAP boundaries, map the PSAPs to selective routers and build from scratch the processes and procedures necessary [to provide E911]) is beyond the call of duty.
Read The Full Thread: Vonage Defies FCC E911 Order and Continues To Market VoIP
• Vonage, in violation of an FCC order, continues to market it's services in locations
• today i had an interesting exchange with the vonage folks - i called the toll-free
• Some more info on the subject. I am anxiously awaiting e911.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/intern
• Blutarsky:
I can understand the confusion about this, but if Vonage had sent
• The email I got today concerning 911 was very interesting, NDA's prohibit me from
• Hmmm... In their legal filing with the FCC on Monday, they said E911 is currently
• i was probably unclear about this... and i just went back into my emails to check
• From what I'v seen it's close to 90% for fixed E911 and 26% for nomatic E911
• Based on all the threads about it here, the 10% who don't have it then are sure dramatically
mizzpet posted "I sympathize with blutarsky's frustration in getting E911 working, but I can" on 11/30/2005 |
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