[Asterisk-biz] Re: 911 Thread

[Anonymous Account]

Like I said.  Quit whining and proposing ridiculous "what-if"
scenarios (this is the BIZ-List after all) and listen to what Jason is
saying.  Band together, file technical letters with the FCC, and or
contact your congress-person. If you are a small mom-pop operator this
is the ONLY chance you have of possibly making ANY impact.  Step up or
step off -- the choice is yours.....

Saturday, May 7, 2005, 10:54:40 PM, Jason Talley wrote:

> I have appreciated the responses that many of you have hadto my
> prior posting regarding what the FCC is contemplating doing this
> month regardingE911 and VoIP.  The simple fact is that there is huge
> political pressure topresent a solution to the problem regarding 911
> and VoIP.  I understand theargument that this is not POTS and was
> not designed to be POTS, but that is notgoing to carry the day
> anymore.  We are going to have to implement some type ofsolution. 
> Nuvio has lobbied hard that the I-2 NENA standard is not
> anacceptable solution, certainly not achievable in any short time
> frame (2-5years), and would force most providers out of business due
> to the hardwarecosts, ongoing interconnection cost to EVERY PSAP in
> the country, and lack oflegal right to actual interconnect with that
> PSAP.  We are advocating thatthere be a modified I-3 solution which
> would provide for IP interconnects andsome standard for which the
> ALI databases and other relevant information isverified and then
> implemented.  The cellular world was provided close to 10years for a
> similar 911 type system (which is only working sporadically
> acrossthe country) and I think VoIP providers can do much more in
> much less ifnecessary.

>  

> That being said, for those of you that feel like writing
> atechnical letter to the FCC detailing the various problems of
> nomadic VoIP,interconnection rights issues, location determination,
> access to PSAPs inlocales where you do not have CLEC arrangements,
> etc, I would encourage that tohappen within the next 2 days.  By
> law, I believe the record will close on thiseither Tuesday or
> Wednesday and after that you will have no chance to issuescomments
> on any order.  The proceeding is 04-36 and you can file
> ex-partecomments.  Nuvio has filed many such letters regarding this,
> broadbanddiscrimination, etc.  You can search the FCC system to see
> how those filings look. I would be more than happy to email any of
> you interested our latest regarding911 for guidance.  These filing
> need to be technical in nature and not simplyconcerned with rants
> and other issues about consumer choice (ie they can’tchoose not to
> have 911), this isn’t POTS type arguments, and othervarious
> “political” arguments. We would be happy to shoulder thelegal costs
> of preparing another filing based on smaller independent providersas
> a type of coalition.  If you are interested in signing onto this,
> please letme know off-list with pertinent details of your company,
> where based, type ofservice, etc. 

>  

> Similarly, if you feel that you do not have the time
> orinclination to draft a technical ex-parte letter, it is going to
> beincreasingly important to have your local congressional
> representative orsenator send a letter to Chairman Martin talking
> about the harmful effect ofoverbroad orders and what it will do to
> this emerging industry.  I have a draftletter that I will be happy
> to share with anyone come Monday.  Contact meoff-list.

>  

> -jason

>  

>  

> Jason P. Talley

> Chief Executive Officer

> NUVIO CORPORATION

> Phone: 816-444-4422 ext. 6711

> Fax: 816-333-5915

> http://www.nuvio.com

> jason at nuvio.com

>