August 24, 2005
Nuvio Files Lawsuit Against FCC Emergency Services Requirement
VoIP provides great convenience to people on the move. However, the same mobile aspect of the technology makes it very difficult for the service providers to provide an emergency calling service to their users. In contrast to traditional wired phones, where the fixed status of the instrument helps in tracing the caller of the emergency number, net telephony users could be located anywhere at the time of their calling 911 from their VoIP phones.
The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC) has directed Internet phone service providers to provide emergency call facility to its users by 28th November, 2005. In view of this technology-based limitation, Nuvio, a company that provides Internet phone services for businesses, has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, challenging the FCC directive. Cellular companies providing wireless services also face the same problem and FCC has given them a waiver till the time they find a solution to their problem. FCC has not shown any opposition to Nuvio's request for a review of the situation. Nuvio, is hoping for an expeditious settlement of its case by the judiciary so that it can decide on how it can fulfill FCC's directive. technewsworld.com reports:
In a filing with the Appeals Court, the FCC said it is trying to balance the needs of public safety with the limitations of VoIP technology. The agency said it doesn't approve Nuvio's request for an expedited judicial review so that the court can rule on the merits of the case before the Nov.28 deadline.
Read More: VoIP Provider Files Suit, Seeks Clarity from FCC
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