[Asterisk-Users] OT: 911 service

[trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com]

Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin has proposed
requiring internet-based telephone services to offer 911 emergency
services to customers by as early as the end of September, people
familiar with the plan said on Wednesday.

full article http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,67436,00.html

It is unclear how this would be implemented (normally a dedicated T1 is
connected to the swtich that the PSAP is connected to, this i a bit
cumbersome for a voip network that exists largely in one physical
location.  There are companies that will route this traffic for you
however.

If this happens VoIP could take off more than it is, although all the
FUD articles about VoIP insecurities are more likely to create consumer
hysteria than anything real.


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