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VoIP Providers Given 120 Days to Provide 911 Service

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the in-the-event-of-an-emergency dept.

linuxwrangler writes "According to this SFGate article, federal regulators have given VoIP providers 120 days to provide 911 service to their customers. The vote came after testimony from people including a Florida woman who had her infant die after being unable to call 911 from her internet phone. VoIP providers are also required to notify their customers of the deadline and of the limitations of VoIP 911 service."

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  1. 120 days.... by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 4, Funny


    Wow...I'd hate to be head of that project...

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    1. Re:120 days.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's four times as much time as you'd get for an EA project!

    2. Re:120 days.... by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
      > Wow...I'd hate to be head of that project...

      You're telling me. I googled for 120 days and my ass is still sore.

      Out of top 10, 9 links point to DeSade's "120 Days of Sodom" (and Pasolini's movie depiction thereof in "Salo"), and as if it weren't enough trouble retrieving my bitten-off nipples back from the goddamn pigeons, the remaining link link points to something called "Windows XP Professional x64 Edition trial software", which I don't even wanna think about! Squick!

    3. Re:120 days.... by mother+pussbucket · · Score: 1, Funny

      Yeah. And the Florida parasite (er, woman) was forced to used VoIP because... she couldn't afford regular phone service? Cry me a fucking river. And the day before she was telling all her friends how smart she was getting free long distance.

      God I love this brave new Amerika. Now excuse me while I go pray for the phone companies.

      VoIP makes baby jesus cry.

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  2. the real number by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    is 912.

  3. Tha' DINGO took my BABY! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    please help!!!!

  4. Re:Libertarians? by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 5, Funny
    Yet it is hard to argue with (cue violins) dead babies.

    Yeah, but they is good eatin'

  5. well, then- by csimicah · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dammit, then, I should be able to push "9-1-1" right now on my numeric keypad and somehow be connected! After all, I'm on the Intarweb, and the numbers are RIGHT THERE!

    My baby could DIE!

  6. Looks like I have 120 days by SenFo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Looks like I have 120 days to gather as many names as possible of houses strictly running VOIP phones so I can rob them of all their property while they sit back and wait for the 911 service to be connected ;-).

    Seriously, though, I must be ignorant on this subject. I had no idea you couldn't dial 911 from a VOIP telephone. To be honest, I never gave it much thought.

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  7. I can see one major disadvantage already by GMFTatsujin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's not forget, VoIP *is* going over the Internet...

    (Caller dials 911)

    Caller: Help! Emergency! My baby's not breathing!
    Operator: OMG!
    Caller: Send help right away!
    Operator: A/S/L?

  8. Re:Infant died? by macaulay805 · · Score: 2, Funny

    if it was THAT quick, what'd have been the difference? By the time the ambulance had arrived, wouldn't the child be already dead anyway?

    Apparently not, talking with someone on the other end of the 911 call would instantly add +10 minutes to the infants life.

  9. New Google Beta by uberdave · · Score: 2, Funny

    Time for Google to unveil their new "Where Am I?" service.

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  10. What about me? by munehiro · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am currently in France, but I'm connecting to my italian provider in Italy. My IP is italian, but i'm 1100 Km far away from Italy.

    What technology can route my call to the french "911"? Should we expect GPS into laptops soon ?

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  11. What's really frightening about this. by wiredog · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is that I completely understood what you just said...

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