[opendtv] Re: FCC on VoIP
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 14:17:47 -0700
So it's self-declared location? That won't be operational in short order,
because it's unusable.
Location HAS TO BE done by the phone company.
There are state and federal laws that MUST be dealt with. This is not a new
area: California adopted major 911 requirements on phone companies in 1972
and 1978.
John Willkie
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[mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Philip Hodgetts
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 1:36 PM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: FCC on VoIP
At 9:08 AM -0700 9/6/04, John Willkie wrote:
>You are willing to bet that VOIP is more reliable than cellphones? Answer
>one: balderdash. Answer two: are you willing to bet your mother's life on
>it? Will, for example, an out of service VOIP line provide E911 access?
>(No, but an out-of-service cellphone account will.)
Yes our Vonage service already has more reliable=20
and consistent performance than our cell phone in=20
both home and office. Yes, I'll risk mine and my=20
mother's life on it because it is more reliable=20
than the cell phone.
>If the E911 call cannot be connected because of line trouble, will the E911
>PSAP know that the phone tried to dial the connection (maybe at some point
>in the future with VOIP, but OF COURSE with cell phones.)
If the cell phone fails to make a connection=20
because it can't get a signal - a perennial=20
problem - then there will be no 911 or E911 call=20
made. I'll go with the Vonage reliability thank=20
you.
With Vonage you tell the system where you're=20
located for 911 purposes. The signal is routed to=20
the local emergency service. If you fail to do=20
that then the 911 service is useless as you=20
hypothesize but once a simple zip code entry is=20
made, the 911 service is purely local.
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