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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!

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

    is 912.

  3. 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'

  4. 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?