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FCC Extends VoIP 911 Deadline

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the almost-there dept.

a.different.perspect writes "The Federal Communications Commission has extended the deadline for formal acknowledgement of the limitations of the Enhanced 911 service used by VoIP providers by 30 days, to September 28. The FCC requires that VoIP companies in the United States inform and receive acknowledgement from all their customers of the pitfalls of E911, which corresponds 911 calls made on a VoIP service with the physical address of the caller according to company records but which won't report correct information if, for example, a customer uses their VoIP phone away from their registered address. Currently 1.5 million VoIP subscribers have confirmed their acceptance of E911, but 100,000 are yet to respond and had faced the termination of their service."

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  1. For the people that haven't responded by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Have they tried calling?

  2. Re:Um by Soul-Burn666 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Considering you posted this comment in the wrong thread, wrong article even, makes it rather ironic, don't you think?

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  3. Emergencies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Emergencies? Where's the batsignal when you need it?

  4. Re:Um by grumling · · Score: 4, Funny
    They signed up for VOIP. They have no one to blame but themselves.

    Been watching _Airplane!_ lately?

    "They bought their tickets, they knew what they were in for... I say, let 'em crash!"

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