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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. FUCKIN' SOCIALISTS!!!111!!111 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    How dare they interfer with the free market!??!?!? We all now free market is *the* BESTEST!!!11!!

  2. Re:Why is this being regulated? by Spellbinder · · Score: 0, Troll

    at least here in switzerland you are required to help in case of a emergency by reasonable means
    if you do not help without a real reason you get a fine or i think you can even be arrested
    to require phone providers to provide 911 makes sense..
    it costs little and increases the safety of everyone
    and if you deny this you are just a egoistic asshole!

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  3. Who need 911? by EvilStein · · Score: 0, Troll

    I have a Glock 23 and 3 boxes of ammo. Screw 911. There is no problem that cannot be solved by the use of gratuitous violence. >:)

  4. I did think before i posted by nurb432 · · Score: 0, Troll

    If they cant compete with my proposed rules and go out of business, good riddens.

    Even if it kills the entire VoIP industry as analog POTS, run by the orginal Bell System, are good enough for anyone.

    Anything more is just a waste.

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