There's two things here that could have helped.
1. Database linkage of billing address to emergency address.  Had that changed, 
it would or should raise a flag to investigate.
2. GeoIP tracking has been around for a long time.  The registrar could again 
have a flag to pick up such....granted if someone moves two blocks, not likely 
this would have helped.  In this case, a cross country move could have been 
picked by a GeoIP flag.
So this raises a question though about liability and such for voice services 
providers.  Where do we stand.  How much insurance should we have?

Dave Bour
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Sandiford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 1:29 AM
> To: Dave Bour
> Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] 911 tragedy in Calgary reveals perils of
> VoIP
>
> This has already happened a few times in the US.  If my memory serves
> me
> correctly, Vonage has (had) law suits against them in Florida and Texas
> for
> 911 issues.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Bour" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Ansar Mohammed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 11:40 PM
> Subject: RE: [on-asterisk] 911 tragedy in Calgary reveals perils of
> VoIP
>
>
> Wondered how long this would take.  Going to be a lot of noise over
> this
> one.
> D.
>
> Dave Bour
> Desktop Solution Center
> 905.381.0077 X501
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> For people who just want IT to work
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ansar Mohammed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 11:39 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [on-asterisk] 911 tragedy in Calgary reveals perils of VoIP
> >
> >
> >
> > "TORONTO AND CALGARY - An ambulance was dispatched in response to a
> 911
> > call
> > about a toddler in distress, but the Internet phone service said
> > paramedics
> > went to the address it had on file - a home in Mississauga - not the
> > new
> > home in Calgary where the distraught family waited in vain for help."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080501.wphone02/BN
> > Story
> > /National/?page=rss
> >
> <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080501.wphone02/B
> > NStor
> > y/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080501.wphone02>
> > &id=RTGAM.20080501.wphone02
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