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FCC to Push VoIP 911 Requirements

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-can-only-work-badly dept.

maotx writes "Originaly declared a regulation free area, VoIP is going under a new look. With complaints against it, the FCC has decided to move forward with its original plan to require VoIP providers to provide 911 support. This brings up interesting questions on how they're going to know where in the world your VoIP enabled laptop is when you call 911."

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  1. this is idiotic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I think everyone should be responsible for his own safety. I am using a VoIP phone and I have the five most important local emergency numbers taped right next to it. Is it that hard? We can't assume responsibility for any idiot out there and burden companies, technology, and ultimately our ecomony with something like that.