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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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ZDNet Resources
- Another FCC E911 pushback: wise leniency or butt-cover backpedal?
- Well, the Federal Communications Commission once again has rolled back their deadline mandating that VoIP service providers interrrupt service for those customers who have not yet gotten back to them with an acknowledgement they understand the current limitations of VoIP E911.The previous deadline had been today."After considering the reports detailing...
- Tags: FCC, VoIP
- Blog posts 2005-09-28
- FCC extends E911 deadline for VoIP users
- FCC extends E911 deadline for VoIP usersRe: FCC extends E911 deadline for VoIP usersWho called 9-1-1 to get the FCC to push the deadline? ;-)E911 DeadlineNot only are VoIP being cut off, but if you have "On Star" in your vehicle as of January 2006, if your vehicle...
- Tags: Federal government, Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, irony, FCC, E911, VoIP, E911 Deadline
- Discussion threads 2005-08-26
- Providers seek extension as E911 cutoff date nears
- Thousands of VoIP customers could lose service next week, unless the FCC grants an extension to providers, a coalition of VoIP providers said in a letter to the FCC. Under current rules, any VoIP customer who doesn't acknowledge that they may not be able to reach 911 must be cut...
- Tags: VoIP, FCC
- Blog posts 2005-08-25
- Time Warner Cable: all have acknowledged E911 limits; Me: Yea, right
- Next Monday is the FCC deadline for VoIP customers to get back to their access providers acknowledging the limitations of E911.Fail to acknowledge, says the FCC, and VoIP access providers are supposed to interrupt your service the next day. Until you comply by acknowledging.But exactly what percent of VoIP subscribers...
- Tags: FCC
- Blog posts 2005-08-25
- FCC/state PUC task force moves forward on E911 rules
- Following up on the FCC's e911 rules created in May, which dictate that VoIP providers to handle 911 calls, the FCC and the National Association of announced July 25 the creation of a joint task force comprised staff from the FCC and state public utility commissions, working wit public safety...
- Tags: E911, VoIP
- Blog posts 2005-07-28
- 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
- FCC to VoIP carriers: zero tolerance for vague E911 languageA sticker !I am pleased that FCC only asked for a sticker and did not require the device to sing a jingle - I don't do 911 la la la... Come on FCC you could be less childish than that. I...
- Tags: Federal government, Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, FCC, VoIP, E911
- Discussion threads 2005-06-15
- 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
- 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
- Former FCC wireless E911 chief: VoIP E911 to take years, not 120 days
- Former FCC wireless E911 chief: VoIP E911 to take years, not 120 daysIf it gets done at all...it won't get done right.The whole notion is absolutely wrong-headed. Frankly, I don't care whether it happens or not.To me it dramatically underscores the old saying that for the man whose only...
- Tags: Federal government, wireless, E911, FCC, VoIP
- Discussion threads 2005-05-19
- Former FCC wireless E911 chief: VoIP E911 to take years, not 120 days
- As head of the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau in the mid 1990s, John Muleta oversaw the mandated requirement that cell carriers ensure access to 911 emergency services.Now an attorney in private practice with Washington, D.C.-based Venable LLP, Muleta looks upon today's expected FCC mandatory VoIP E911 ruling as leading to...
- Tags: FCC, E911, Muleta, John Muleta
- Blog posts 2005-05-19
- What Qwest *really* means when they tell FCC "sure on VoIP 911"
- What Qwest *really* means when they tell FCC "sure on VoIP 911"RBOCs are PR slime pits, but....There are a lot of complexities in the way the E-911 system works. Very few people understand how E-911 actually works. In most states, and there are few exceptions the E-911 system has not...
- Tags: rBOCs, E911, VoIP 911, Qwest Communications Inc., VoIP, FCC
- Discussion threads 2005-05-19
- What Qwest *really* means when they tell FCC "sure on VoIP 911"
- Qwest seems to be coming on board with pre-approval of any edict from the FCC requiring them to grant E-911 system access to VoIP providers.There's at least some well-informed supposition that a ruling to that effect will come out of the FCC's next meeting, scheduled for May 19. And, that...
- Tags: Qwest Communications Inc.
- Blog posts 2005-05-06
- E911 industry to Bush: please get the FCC off their ...
- One of VoIP's chief issues is that when callers use a VoIP service to dial 911 from a different computer than they register with their VoIP access provider, emergency services dispatchers will not be able to immediately identify the call's location. In a statement yesterday, Association of Public Safety Communications...
- Tags: FCC, VoIP, VoIP service
- Blog posts 2005-02-18
Additional Resources
- Four obstacles to implementing VoIP [video]
- Voice over IP is growing in popularity because companies are attracted to its potential for saving money on long distance and international calls. Still, fewer than half of all businesses are using VoIP because of a few drawbacks. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT Executives discusses the biggest obstacles...
- Tags: Video, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- News to know: Layoffs at AT&T, Adobe, Real; AMD warns; $99 iPhone
- Larry Dignan: AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs, will cut capital spending Jason D. O'Grady: Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo Sam Diaz: Next up for layoffs: Real Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: AMD warns of 25% drop in Q4 sales Larry Dignan: AMD:...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Layoff, Larry Dignan, AT&T Corp., Health Care, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- Turn your iPod touch into a VoIP phone with Truphone
- I've talked about the Truphone VoIP solution here on this blog a couple of times in the past and have had it on my iPhone for several months. Now that my ZDNet Smartphones & Cell Phones blog focuses on phones you may be asking why I am posting about a...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, VoIP Phone, Fring, Digital Music, Telephony, Digital Media, Telecom & Utilities, VOIP, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
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