[asterisk-biz] VoIP 9-1-1 failure - don't let it happen to you

[Drew Gibson]

Trevor Peirce wrote:
> C F wrote:
>   
>> You are sick to try to gain financially from this.
>>   
>>     
> Let's look at the problem with VoIP and 9-1-1 for a moment.
>
> Residential VoIP service can be offered by anyone with very minimal 
> investment. Because of this, many VoIP providers have only a few 
> subscribers, sometimes so few that they can be counted on one hand. 
> Those VoIP providers obviously cannot afford to pay up to thousands of 
> dollars per month to integrate with the telco to provide proper 9-1-1 
> support. Instead, they create work-arounds, speed dials, etc to give 
> "pseudo 9-1-1" that doesn't really work properly. One day someone needs 
> to reach help and can't so we see an article in mainstream media about 
> the tragedy.
>
> I think it's in everyone's best interest including such VoIP providers 
> and their subscribers to ensure calls can be routed properly. I felt 
> that this tragedy might highlight the potential impact of choosing not 
> to offer proper 9-1-1 support.
>
> I can't see anything sick about sharing information about a service that 
> can help save lives and I'm sorry it offended you.
>
> Best regards,
> Trevor Peirce
>   

Are you a lawyer, Mr. Peirce?
Do you catch many ambulances?


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