FCC 911 Deadline Passes for VoIP

Posts: 57 · Full Forum Member Joined: Feb 23, 2005 Posts: 57

An AP report surfaced at around 9AM today stating that the FCC deadline for Vonage & all VoIP providers to provide E911-type services (where the dispatcher can identify the address of the caller) to its clients has passed; and Vonage isn't 100% E911 compliant. Actually, they are far from it. According to the AP article's review of Vonage's compliance report to the FCC only 26% were compliant.

I know I don't have E911 yet.

Here is a link for the hosted AP article: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INTERNET_PHONES_E911?SITE=NYPLA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

The next step? It's up to the FCC, isn't it? They threatened disallowing new signups for areas where E911 type of service wasn't in place...

Thoughts? Corrections?

Posts: 52 · Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:47 am Post subject:

Last I read, the deadline was removed indefinitely.

Edit: It does appear that Packet8 has complied: http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,14905586

Posts: 29 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Mar 26, 2005 Posts: 29

I got a phone call from my local 911 operator this afternoon asking if I had called 911. I do not have E911 yet she had my number correct. Wonder if that was Vonage connecting?

Would not that be a pleasant surprise!