[Asterisk-biz] Vonage bows to 911 pressure

[Greg Boehnlein]

On Thu, 5 May 2005 bclem at im-online.net wrote:

> This is something I've been wondering about. What does this mean for the small
> US based VOIP providers? We don't have the cash or the resources to partner
> with the verizon's of the world in order to provide E911 Services.
> 
> If the ruling comes down, doesn't this essentially kill all of us small
> providers? This also helps the bigger boys too I would assume. Thus unfairly
> providing advantage to them. We could bring a class action lawsuit if it came
> down to it.
> 
> What do you guys thing of all this mess and how it affects us?

Anyone that got into the VoIP business and didn't do their homework (aka 
the entire Lemonade Stand, Reseller of a Reseller, Voice over Public 
Internet) is in trouble. Expect much of the market to consolidate, dry up 
and eventually be taken over ny the ILECS, same as Dial Up, DSL and 
Dedicated Internet Access.

You cannot compete w/ the ILEC. You don't own the last mile of Copper. You 
will always be at their mercy and will always be at a disadvantage. The 
FCC isn't helping matters.

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