May 19, 2005
FCC Rules On E911
The rumors were in fact true and the FCC has ruled that VoIP providers must connect their users to E911 networks by the end of this year. Any company that does not comply with this order could be fined or ordered to cease operations. However, internet based VoIP services built in to instant messengers are not required to meet the mandatory E911 ruling. While some say that there may not be enough time allowed for the companies to comply with the FCC order, I think the short time allowance is not without cause. If they had placed the deadline in a few years time, many companies would continue operations as usual, and not adapt to the new regulations. Additionally, the FCC would be in big trouble if more people were denied access to emergency services while trying to use VoIP due to the extended time. According to ComputerWorld:
Vonage praised the FCC order. "The sooner our customers get E911, the better," said Brooke Schulz, Vonage's senior vice president of communications. "We have been asking for this kind of ruling for quite some time now -- since last May, in fact.
Read more: FCC requires VoIP providers to offer E911
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