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- E911
- (Enhanced 911) Refers to 911 emergency service on cellular and Internet telephone calls VoIP. In 1996, the FCC mandated a two-phase implementation for cellphone carriers to be completed...
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- Net phone operators reach E911 deadline
- Net phone operators reach E911 deadlineFCC a bunch of idiots, once againThis E911 red herring is pointless and stupid regulation. For instance, I moved from California to Canada a couple months ago. I kept my Vonage VOIP line so that I can have a US phone number. ...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecom & Utilities, Internet phone, VoIP, E911, phone, VoIP company
- Discussion threads 2005-11-29
- Here's what I think about Von Coalition's request for 90-day E911 acknowl. reprieve
- The Von Coalition, a group of Internet phone service providers, has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to give VoIP companies an additional 90 days to seek acknowledgements from all subscribers that they acknowledge the current limitations of E911 over VoIP.Starting Tuesday of next week, VoIP providers are supposed to interrupt...
- Tags: acknowledgement, VoIP, E911, VON Coalition
- Blog posts 2005-08-26
- The 5 *real* reasons why VoIP providers want E911 deadline extension
- Colleague Declan McCullagh notes that yesterday, VoIP provider Nuvio asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to appeal an FCC rule that requires VoIP companies to provide E911 service to all their customers by November 28.Nuvio doesn't there's enough time for this capability to be...
- Tags: E911
- Blog posts 2005-08-16
- Get ready for the E911 disconnects
- The Federal Communications Commission has given most VoIP providers until August 29 to receive and document acknowledgement from all subscribers that they recognize the current limitations of E911 service.Those subscribers who fail to acknowledge they understand this current state of affairs may well be disconnected if they don't reply to...
- Tags: VoIP company, VoIP, E911
- Blog posts 2005-08-15
- You haven't acknowledged VoIP E911 limitations? Get ready for pester-overdrive
- If you are a VoIP subscriber, you better hope your VoIP provider keeps efficient enough records to separate those customers who have acknowledged the limitations of VoIP E911 from those who have not.Should your VoIP provider not have that data wall in place, get ready for a barrage of emails,voice...
- Tags: VoIP company, VoIP
- Blog posts 2005-07-27
- VoIP providers to customers: tell us you understand E911 is limited for now
- VoIP providers to customers: tell us you understand E911 is limited for nowI got a call too, but i refuse to acknowledge it.Be interesting to see if they kick me off or not. I dont use it as my primary because i have a cell phone. I...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Federal government, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, VoIP company, FCC, E911
- Discussion threads 2005-07-21
- VoIP providers to customers: tell us you understand E911 is limited for now
- The FCC is requiring VoIP service providers to obtain acknowledgement from customers that they understand the current limitations of their provider's E911 service.The requirement is to be fulfilled by July 29. That's a week from tomorrow, you know?According to an article in telephony news site Voxilla, some service providers are...
- Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP company, VoIP
- Blog posts 2005-07-21
- If cell gets FCC E-911 extension, guess who's next to try it
- If cell gets FCC E-911 extension, guess who's next to try itThese issues need to be resolved....I have been 9-1-1 Dispatcher for over twenty years and next to Computer Aided Dispatch systems, Landline E911 has had the greatest impact in my job. As cellular and mapping technology have advanced, the...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, E911 network, VoIP, E911, VoIP company, FCC
- Discussion threads 2005-07-05
- FCC to VoIP carriers: zero tolerance for vague E911 language
- Colleague Ben Charny points to an Federal Communications Commission E911 VoIP provider compliance directive that upon reading, is more strict and specific than has generally been reported.I've just read the 91-page document, and it appears that the FCC order expects all VoIP providers to adhere to very specific E911 customer...
- Tags: VoIP, E911
- Blog posts 2005-06-15
- Smaller VoIP companies headed for a fine mess
- In light of last week's FCC mandatory E911 edict, kudos to fellow VoIP blogger Tom Keating for his scoop about how much the FCC may choose to fine incumbent cable or phone companies if they block E911 access, or even refuse to enable it on their own networks.Something in those...
- Tags: VoIP company, VoIP, E911
- Blog posts 2005-05-23
- Seven key E911 issues the FCC ruling glosses over
- I've just read FCC Chair Kevin Martin's statement about today's FCC dictate requiring that VoIP providers offer E911 services starting 120 days from now.Already, the mainstream news media are painting this as an airtight provision that solves the problem of E911 access. Yet I must tell you, it is anything...
- Tags: FCC, VoIP company, VoIP
- Blog posts 2005-05-19
- Readers to VoIP providers: if you want our business, don't charge for E-911
- Readers to VoIP providers: if you want our business, don't charge for E-911It's a dilemma with no easy fix ...On the one hand, people want to be able to surf the internet as anonymously as possible (be it to avoid targeted ads, minimize risk of cyber-stalking, or to not have...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecom & Utilities, E911, VoIP, softphone, POTS, VoIP company, phone
- Discussion threads 2005-03-03
- Readers to VoIP providers: if you want our business, don't charge for E-911
- Earlier this week,USAToday.comran an interesting article about VoIP's shortcomings in handling emergency phone calls. As you may already know, calls placed from an IP address rather than a phone number can be difficult for emergency responders and dispatchers to trace to an actual physical address.The piece weighed these difficulties vs....
- Tags: VoIP, E911
- Blog posts 2005-03-03
Additional Resources
- Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)
- Times are tough. You're a computer geek and you need to feed your PC with the latest and greatest applications. What's a frugal nerd to do? A group of industry peers was recently asked by a colleague the following question: "If an SMB...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Linux Distribution, Recession, Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Debian, Times, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Debian Support Cycle, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Tim Bray on surviving the tough times
- Image via WikipediaTim Bray, director of web technologies at Sun Microsystems gave what I believe to be the most practical advice I've heard so far for those in startups looking forward. Speaking at FOWA, Tim's blunt view is that we are headed for tough times but that should not blind...
- Tags: Personal Technology, Tim Bray, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-11
- Google ignores some reported security problems?
- Aviv Raff posted a public disclosure of a minor security risk that could be a major problem if used in conjunction with another type of problem. It's true that his discovery isn't really one that by itself should keep you up at night, but it's one that I'm surprised...
- Tags: Google Inc., Security, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-10-11
- Hot rumor: Apple developing LCD HDTV with built-in networking, Apple TV?
- Just in case you wanted a new Apple rumor that didn't involve updated MacBooks and building laptops out of aluminum bricks, here's an inevitable-seeming one from tech guru Jason Calacanis, who tells our sister site CNET UK that Apple is planning an LCD-based HDTV that would sport built-in networking and...
- Tags: Network, built-In, HDTV, Apple Inc., Apple TV, LCD, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-10-11
- IBM signs up new client for sustainability consulting
- A financial investment firm from Boston, Jantz Morgan, is turning to IBM's green consulting services arm (aka IBM's business strategy consulting practice) to help it integrate the idea of sustainability into its corporate operations. The focus will go beyond the company's impact on the environment; it will...
- Tags: Sustainability, Consulting Service, Consulting, IBM Corp., Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-11
- Seesmic fires a third of staff as recession bites
- Loic LeMeur, CEO of Seesmic has announced the company is reducing its headcount by seven people. That may not sound like a huge number but as LeMeur says in the video announcement: ...the longevity of the company is obviously of significant importance - and thus we must reduce costs...
- Tags: Recession, Video, Seesmic, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Print this: Actually, please don't, but DO think about why printers should get more airtime in green tech discussions
- I was talking to someone within the past couple of months (I honestly can't remember who right now, sorry) who made a pretty profound statement that seems pertinent in the context of this post. I had just admitted, somewhat shamefacedly, to my ongoing addiction to printing out my notes, presentations...
- Tags: Green Technology, Printing, Printers, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
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