FCC
ensures Enhanced 911
In
a recent ruling handed down from the
Federal Communications Commission
ensuring that all VoIP providers must
have E911 capability. E911 stands
for Enhanced 911 which is a technological
advance by the Federal Communications
Commission to enable the emergency
services to locate the geographic
position of the caller. In the past
it was difficult for VoIP users to
be located in an efficient manner
by an emergency dispatcher. In the
past few month’s the FFC has
made great advances to ensure that
E911 is a standard feature on all
VoIP plans; not an optional feature.
The IP-Enabled Voice Communications
and Public Safety Act requires VoIP
providers to ensure that 911 and Enhanced
911 (E911) services are available
to all customers.
Within
this act VoIP provider must make available
all information concerning call back
numbers and location information of
their customers to emergency operators.
They must also allow consumers to
access as well as update their personal
information from any location.
VoIP
providers will have no more than 120
days from the active date of the order
to ensure these new requirements are
meet. The active date is expected
to be some time this fall.
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