On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 19:39 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'd like to see each PSAP work into their contracts a requirment for IP > connectivity from their local telco. (or other provider) Would make this > SO MUCH EASIER!
This may be a reality in time, as right now they are governed by both state and federal laws. One thing the FCC did was push to get IP providers into the mix, a requirement they never had to do before. A good showing to the FCC that this is a reasonable requirement might go a long way, since it is them that ordered the interconnection in the first place. They should make that interconnection reasonable. Most VoIP providers do not have a national network. Vonage paid a lot to interconnect nationally, most providers, especially smaller ones just got priced out of the game. To effectively mandate that you pay every ilec in a given area or go through a service provider that specializes in this is somehat questionable in my mind. I think that may be a bit much to ask for in the next few months, but a strong coalition of VoIP providers may make this easier. However, there are security concerns to balance this out, do you really want every PSAP to be inet connected? Although the other side of that is they effectively are if VoIP providers are connected to them somehow. This is certainly an issue that needs to be dealt with and not just ignored. Telecom has changed forever, the rules that cover it should change with it and not force legacy only solutions that favor one class of providers at the expense of others. -- Trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com Bret McDanel UK +44 870 340 4605 Germany +49 801 777 555 3402 US +1 360 207 0479 or +1 516 687 5200 FreeWorldDialup: 635378 http://www.sacaug.org/ Sacramento Asterisk Users Group
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