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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...; Full E911 Definition >>

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Court stays FCC's new e911 standards: Court stays FCC's new E911 standardsSeptember 11 coincidence?I wonder how much of this legislation is going to be used for the purposes of tracking domestic citizens, under the guise of a “safety” law?; Tags: Federal government, Quality, E911, FCC; Discussion threads 2008-03-27
Police Blotter: e911 rules aid police in tracking cell phones: Police Blotter: E911 rules aid police in tracking cell phonesLegal ThoughtsIf the cellphone tracking information is good enough to provide as evidence in court, it should require probably cause.Likewise, if it is not good enough to provide as evidence, it should be disallowed. Just that simple.In short, we all...; Tags: Police Blotter, cell phone, E911, phone; Discussion threads 2008-02-11
911 Modernization and Public Safety Act would tie VoIP to 911 backbone: A bill winding through the U.S. Congress would go along way to making E911 calls over VoIP lines more efficient. I am referring to the 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act. If passed and signed into law, VoIP providers would be able to obtain direct access to...; Tags: Backbone, Phone, E911, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-10-13
911 over VoIP can mean life-or-death errors: 911 over VoIP can mean life-or-death errorsNot such a big deal.If the consumer is not willing to RT*M, then he/she is not ready to adopt VOIP. Don't adopt a technology until you understand it. If the knuckle-draggers avoid VOIP, then the companies will be forced [i]by the marketplace[/i]...; Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, nag-message, E911, VoIP; Discussion threads 2007-06-06
E-911 Challenges for Voice Over Broadband (VOBB) Service Providers: Evolving technology has enabled a new breed of voice service providers to begin offering Voice-over-Broadband VOBB services. The commonplace E-911 service that had been available for years in the legacy voice network turned out to be not-so-simple to deploy in the VOBB environment. Initial VOBB services did not include E-911,...; Tags: E911, Broadband, VoBB, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications; White papers 2007-01-10

A short circuit for cellular e911: A short circuit for cellular E911Out of curiousity...Is this something brought to the forefront with the passing of Mr. James Kim? Or is there some other reason why ZDnet has chosen to cover this topic? Either way, I would like to see more of a fleshed out system...; Tags: E911, Cell Coverage, Cell; Discussion threads 2006-12-18
Why don't you use VoIP?: Why don't you use VoIP?A couple of reasons*Price. I get all the long distance I want with my wireless phone. Adding VOIP would be an extra expense, especially considering DSL is the only available broadband where I live and it requires a POTS line which I want anyway.*911. There...; Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INTERNET, E911, VoIP, phone; Discussion threads 2006-11-06
Communication failures hampered London bombing rescues: Communication failures hampered London bombing rescuesLook at New York city...Reminds me about the issue in New York city. So they could build a cell phone E911 network the city applied a extra taxed on cell phones. Sadly a few years ago when their boat was going down two boys called...; Tags: E911, cell phone; Discussion threads 2006-06-05
Until this happens, VoIP e911 will be an illusion: Until this happens, VoIP E911 will be an illusionclouds connected to clouds?This is all a great idea, but the L3 slide is just clouds touching clouds. I realize that lightning works this way, but this is a little short on the specifics of who owns what, and who pays to...; Tags: Telephony, E911, VoIP, ITEF; Discussion threads 2006-04-10
Until this happens, VoIP e911 will be an illusion: At CTIA I attended a presentation on next-generation E911 for mobile VoIP.Two of the presenters were Tim Lorello, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer, TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., and William Clay, Vice President E-911 Product Development at Level 3 Communications.In one of Bill Clay's slides shown at the top of this post,...; Tags: E911, Endpoint-generated locationWiremap LIS; Blog posts 2006-04-10
Level 3 E 9-1-1 Exec Describes The Challenges: At the CTIA VoIP Mobility Conference late yesterday, I listened to Level 3 Communications vice president of E-911 Product Development William Clay recite some impediments to optimal 9-1-1 service- both VoIP and over standard phone lines.Among the issues E-911 infrastructure issues Clay mentioned that need solving include:No support for mobile...; Tags: E-911 Product Development William Clay, PSAP; Blog posts 2006-04-05
Burning down the house: Slashdotters debate if Vonage's slow e911 response hurt: Burning down the house: Slashdotters debate if Vonage's slow E911 response hurtUse the cell phoneto call 911. Or use both!; Tags: Slashdotters, E911, Vonage Holdings Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-03-24
Burning down the house: Slashdotters debate if Vonage's slow e911 response hurt: On Slashdot, kamikaze-Tech writes, "It is being reported on the Vonage Forums that last month when Loren Veltkamp's Chanhassen, Minnesota home caught on fire, he immediately called 9-1-1 using Vonage. Unfortunately, Vonage put him on hold, causing a delay in the response from emergency workers. By the...; Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp.; Blog posts 2006-03-23
Emergency Number Association describes e911 challenges, offers plan: Emergency Number Association describes E911 challenges, offers planNG-911 is a complex issueThere will need to be a complete sea change for 911 to meet the evolving needs of the telecom environment.I applaud NENA for this publication, but building an NG-911 network on a broad scale will be a daunting task.; Tags: E911; Discussion threads 2006-03-13
Emergency Number Association describes e911 challenges, offers plan: I've spent a good bit of this past weekend poring over a rather scathing but constructive report from the National Emergency Number Association, the folks who bring you E911. The report is entitled Next Generation 9-1-1:Responding to an Urgent Need for Change. The 18-page report points to challenges, asks...; Tags: IP, 9-1-1; Blog posts 2006-03-13
VoIP e911 challenges: and the Master Street Address Guide: VoIP E911 challenges: and the Master Street Address Guide"Master Street Address Guide" is wrongThe post says:[i]"Start with something called the Master Street Address Guide, which is supposed to store a 911 dialer's location info."[/i]The database that stores the 911 dialers location information is *NOT* the Master Street Address Guide MSAG....; Tags: Telephony, Storage, VoIP, Master Street Address Guide, E911; Discussion threads 2006-03-10
VoIP e911 challenges: and the Master Street Address Guide: If you think that VoIP E911 is "here," and that most of the problems have been solved, you really need to read my colleague Anne Broache's piece entitled Net phone providers describe E911 obstacles.On the scene this week at a suburban D.C. conference sponsored by the National Emergency Number Association,...; Tags: Anne Broache, E911; Blog posts 2006-03-08
Net phone providers describe e911 obstacles: Net phone providers describe E911 obstacles"Master Street Address Guide" is wrongThe article says:"One obstacle lies in the maintenance of the database, known as the Master Street Address Guide, which stores a 911 dialer's location information."The database that stores the 911 dialers location information is *NOT* the Master Street Address Guide...; Tags: VOIP, E911, Master Street Address Guide, dialer, Internet phone; Discussion threads 2006-03-07
Concerned about VoIP e911? Here's a list of all PSAPs in the U.S.: The recent imperative by VoIP service providers to make their E911 service compatible with the U.S.' nearly 8,000 Public Safety Answering Points has generated a new focus on what these PSAPs are and what they do.One might think that PSAP territories totally overlap jurisdictional city and county boundaries. No,...; Tags: PSAP; Blog posts 2006-02-23
Report: Vonage to charge e911 cost recovery fees starting Monday: According to some Vonage users on the independently owned Vonage Forum, they have been receiving emails from Vonage in recent days stating that Vonage plans to add additional "911 Fees and "Emergency Cost Recovery Fees."These reports say the Emergency Cost Recovery fee will be 99 cents a month for...; Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp.; Blog posts 2006-02-17