[Asterisk-Users] US e911 reminder

C F shmaltz at gmail.com
Thu Dec 1 09:46:39 MST 2005


I guess this one answers some questions, and it also gives me someone
bigger than me (for now anyhow :) ) that will fight it for me:
https://www.stanaphone.com/index/news_Nov2205.html


On 12/1/05, C F <shmaltz at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/28/05, trixter aka Bret McDanel <trixter at 0xdecafbad.com> wrote:
> > Enforcement Bureau Outlines Requirements of November 28, 2005
> > Interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol 911 Compliance Letters
> > http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Public_Notices/DA-05-2945A1.html
>
>
> I'm just trying to clarify this, according to note 1 on that paper:
>
> ====
> 1 ``Interconnected VoIP service'' means an interconnected voice over
> Internet Protocol service that: (1) enables real-time, two-way voice
> communications; (2) requires a broadband connection from the user's
> location; (3) requires Internet protocol-compatible customer premises
> equipment (CPE); and (4) permits users generally to receive calls that
> originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate calls
> to the public switched telephone network.  See 47 C.F.R. � 9.3.
> =====
> Does that mean:
> 1. That if I allow only outbound, I'm not required to comply? (number 4 above)
> 2. That if I setup the customer, as a remote node on my hosted
> asterisk server for inbound and outbound of just their business phone,
> but have it setup that 911 when dialed from the phone should use a
> backup proxy that is local and doesnt require a broadband connection
> (it's using the LAN), that I'm not required to comply? (number 2
> above), the setup in mind is where I use a polycom phone with a Sipura
> SPA 3000, configured that when 911 is dialed it  uses the Sipura and
> not Asterisk.
> 3. If the answer to 2 is that yes I have to comply, then why when
> installing a lagecy pbx (like avaya) that doesn't have battery backup
> I'm not required to mail stickers? is that because I don't use the
> name VoIP? and the media hasn't caught up to this one (I'm sure it
> happended before)?
>
> Well thats it for now, I'm sure I have more questions :)
>


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