<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR><o:SmartTagType
downloadurl="http://www.microsoft.com" name="PersonName"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><!--[if !mso]>
<STYLE>st1\:* {
BEHAVIOR: url(#default#ieooui)
}
</STYLE>
<![endif]-->
<STYLE>
<!--
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Any POTS line that has been turned off for any reason
should have 911 left on. No one has ever addressed this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Brandon Patterson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>LiveVoip LLC</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jason@nuvio.com href="mailto:jason@nuvio.com">Jason P. Talley</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com
href="mailto:asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com">asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 13, 2005 8:52 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Asterisk-biz] 911 update</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The FCC went “sunshine” yesterday
regarding its May 19<SUP>th</SUP> meeting which includes 911. Thought I
would give you a quick update of the draft language and where things stand
right now. It is not good.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It appears that the FCC is going
to require “interconnected” VoIP providers to deliver an emergency call to the
proper PSAP with ALI information (and update the databases). This
includes all PSAPs and means connections through ILECs and RLECS. Just
using the RBOCs alone will not even come close to satisfying the
standard. This is much more stringent than even the cellular industry
has to adhere to. Before someone on this list goes off and says that
this is ok, realize that this means interconnecting to more than 6600+ PSAPs,
devising Psuedo ANI type technology, updating databases, etc. This is no
small task. And here is the real kicker, the FCC is currently discussing
an implementation date of 120 days. I am sure that some waivers will be
possible, but obtaining a waiver is not an easy or trivial task. We have
no rights to interconnect with any of these services, and in some cases,
especially RLECs, there is no legal requirement that they open the network up
even if we were certificated in the state. Also, the FCC appears to
specifically preserve our liability for lawsuits. This is contrary to
every other telecom provider who may be subject to state protections (remember
we are interstate now with none of those
benefits).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Just in case you are wondering who
will be affected, consider this. The FCC is stating that if you touch
the PSTN in any way you will be required to comply. This may well affect
people like Skype (with Skype out), FWD, and most of you on this list.
The FCC does not seem to care if you are using ATAs, IP phones, or
softphones. The fact that you may have to boot a computer to use the
service seems to be unimportant.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This is bad stuff for the
industry. I am hopeful that during the next week as staff meets to work
on this a more moderate rule will be adopted, especially as it relates to
implementation time frame. This is not a question of if anymore, just a
question of when. Public safety is important and should be a core
component of any offering, but reality needs to be addressed as
well.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-jason
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jason P.
Talley</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chief Executive
Officer</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=red size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NUVIO
CORPORATION<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Phone: 816-444-4422 ext.
6711</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Fax:
816-333-5915</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A title=http://www.nuvio.com/
href="http://www.nuvio.com/">http://www.nuvio.com</A></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A title=mailto:jason@nuvio.com
href="mailto:jason@nuvio.com">jason@nuvio.com</A></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P>
<HR>
<P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>Asterisk-Biz mailing
list<BR>Asterisk-Biz@lists.digium.com<BR>http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>