[Asterisk-Users] To anyone seeking 911 Service Providers "stayaway!!!"

[Rich Adamson]

> > There where people saying this Vonage issue was all FUD, anyway, side 
> > effect was...Seems this is 911 for VOIP is "FCC mandatory" 
> > now in USA ? Not sure, I use * at my home and have DSL, so I 
> > just route my 911 to the 
> > landline outbound, I would not expect the outbound IAX providers to 
> > offer 911 to me :-)
> 
> The FCC regulation is still in the comment phase. When it goes into
> effect it will require "interconnected" VOIP lines (defined as those
> enabling calls both to and from the PSTN) to provide access to the
> appropriate local PSAP, via the appropriate selective router (where on
> exists for that location). The regulation further requires providers of
> interconnected VOIP service to provide one or more methods for end-users
> to update their location. At least one of those methods must be
> accessible via nothing more than the CPE. 

The "mandatory" part that is due right now is the section of the law
that deals with "informing" the voip user of their current E911 status.
That part is not in a comment phase.