[Asterisk-biz] Vonage bows to 911 pressure

[Mojo Jojo]

Geesh, thanks.. I guess I should just go put a bullet in my head..

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Boehnlein" <damin at nacs.net>
To: "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion" 
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Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] Vonage bows to 911 pressure


> 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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