[Asterisk-biz] FW: 911 Legislation

[Michael Welter]

jltaylor wrote:
> I'm working with Texas State Rep Frost's office on wording for this bill.
> Some type of language will make it through this session.
> 
> The language below will make it almost impossible for customers to signup on
> the web and provision their own service.
> 
> It appears that this legislation favors the LEC's.
> 
> Cellular is not required to give notice about how 911 may not work properly.
> I live so far out that when the electricity goes off, my phone service will
> fail in about two hours and the LEC is not required to have me sign off on a
> document that warns me of not having 911 after a storm.
> The argument that VOIP service is Interstate is a good one.
> 
> However, some type of acceptable legislation would afford us some kind of
> protection from the standpoint of "we are complying with the law"
> 


I know enough to know I don't understand this problem.

Let's say I install VoIP phones at 123 Main, Denver, CO.  Let's say I 
know that 123 Main is in Denver PD and Denver Fire jurisdictions.

Let's also say the PSAP for Denver PD and Denver Fire can be reached 
using a ten-digit telephone number.

What would happen if I sent an emergency call to the ten-digit PSAP 
number (with the proper CallerID)?  What if the number I sent (a DID 
number) was not in the address database--wouldn't the dispatcher just 
ask for an address?

And what is the difference between 911 and E911.  Isn't E911 the address 
database?  Can't we provide 911 service without addresses?