Technologie i telekomunikacja · 29.06.2005

E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers

The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to amend its rules that require providers of interconnected VoIP (VoIP) services--meaning VoIP service that allows a user generally to receive calls originating from and to terminate calls to the public switched telephone network (PSTN)--to provide enhanced 911 (E911) capabilities to their customers as a standard feature of service. The Commission initiates this rulemaking to determine what additional steps it should take to ensure that providers of VoIP services that interconnect with the nation's PSTN provide ubiquitous and reliable E911 service. These changes will enhance public safety and ensure E911 access to emergency services for users of interconnected VoIP services.