Oh Wow Moshe, you should really try reading.
It made sense. Regards, Dean ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Moshe Maeir Sent: Wednesday, 31 January 2007 5:51 PM To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] New E911 Bill Will Try to become Law I didn't know that this was a gun forum, so lets close this topic... unless you want me to explain why your statement is not logical :-) Lacy Moore - Aspendora wrote: It's like gun control, it's illegal to kill someone (in most cases), but yet, Congress seems to want to continue passing gun control laws. On 1/31/07, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How is this new? We've had to be 911 compliant since last year! Nothing new.. move along folks. On 1/31/07, TV Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nelson, Clinton, Snowe REIntroduce Voice Over Internet E-911 Legislation > > Bill Will Prevent Tragedies By Making Sure Calls for Help Made On > Internet-Based Telephone Service Connect to Local 911 > > Washington, DC - Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL); Senator Hillary Rodham > Clinton (D-NY), Co-Chair of the Congressional E-911 Caucus and Senator > Olympia Snowe (R-ME) today announced that they have reintroduced the > IP Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act. The bill > addresses the need to ensure the growing number of Voice Over Internet > Protocol (VoIP) telephone service subscribers have full access to 911, > including Enhanced (E)-911 capability that allows 911 dispatchers to > trace the phone number and location of calls for help. > > Unfortunately, we ve seen the tragic consequences when consumers can t > connect to 911 services through their Internet phone company, Senator > Nelson said. VoIP subscribers should feel confident that they will > have access to emergency services it could be a matter of life or > death. > > It is critical that the millions of households using this technology > can reach 911 when tragedy strikes. All emergency calls, whether made > on a land line, cell phone or Internet-based phone service, need a > rapid response. It could truly make the difference in saving a life, > said Senator Clinton. > > The inability of the emergency response network to keep pace with > voice over Internet protocol technology has left millions of VoIP > subscribers without guaranteed access to emergency services, Senator > Snowe said. Innovation and technological advances should improve the > lives of Americans, not endanger them. VoIP subscribers should not be > susceptible to substandard emergency service simply because they are > on the cutting edge of in home telecommunications technology. > > VoIP telephone customers are connected to broadband internet lines > instead of traditional phone lines. Ensuring that 911 calls made from > VoIP phones are properly routed and responded to has presented new > challenges to public safety officials. There have been several > tragedies in which VoIP 911 calls were either routed to closed > business offices instead of emergency dispatcher or could not be > connected. > > The Clinton-Snowe-Nelson bill will allow VoIP companies to patch into > the 911 networks operated by the traditional phone companies. The bill > also ensures that consumers are fully informed if their VoIP provider > cannot ensure that their 911 call will be properly routed in an > emergency. Furthermore, the legislation tasks the National E-911 > Implementation Coordination Office -- created under the ENHANCE Act > introduced by Senator Clinton and signed into law in 2004 -- to > develop a plan for a nationwide network and make recommendations to > Congress in order to ensure that all 911 VoIP calls are responded to > properly. > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz -- Lacy Moore Somewhere I wish I wasn't ________________________________ _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz -- Moshe Maeir [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> +972-54-8101800 Your own Domain from only $1.99! <http://www.moishesdomains.com/>
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