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With E911 deadline past, what's next for VoIP firms?

December 1, 2005 FCC deadline for providing 911 service to all VoIP customers has come and gone, but uncertainty has only begun. TAGS: E911, VoIP company, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, deadline, Qwest Communications Inc., mandate, compliance, 8X8

Net phone providers describe E911 obstacles

March 7, 2006 VoIP providers say they're offering enhanced 911 as quickly as possible--but it's no small task. TAGS: E911, Internet phone company, Internet phone, Intrado Inc., VoIP company, VoIP, subscriber, Verizon Communications, IP, database

FCC mandates more stringent E911 compliance

September 12, 2007 Vote obligates wireless operators to test compliance with location-accuracy rules at local level instead of at statewide level. TAGS: E911, wireless industry, compliance, CTIA, wireless carrier, rule, carrier, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile

Homing in on a plan for cellular 911

June 4, 2007 Police and firefighters need more accurate data on mobile callers. The FCC has some ideas--but fixes aren't cheap. TAGS: E911, caller, cell phone, commission, accuracy, call-center, spokesman, GPS, mobile phone

A short circuit for cellular E911

December 18, 2006 Can first responders find you in an emergency? Don't count on it just yet, despite years of work by wireless providers. TAGS: E911, caller, call-center, emergency, wireless phone, state, cell phone, call, mobile phone, U.S., work, database

Police Blotter: E911 rules aid police in tracking cell phones

February 8, 2008 Court order lets Homeland Security obtain precise location data from T-Mobile about customer's movements in real time. TAGS: E911, informant, Police Blotter, affidavit, Minnesota, T-Mobile, homeland security, U.S. District Judge, subscriber, prosecutor, movement, evidence, cell phone, order, location, Real-Time

FCC requirement could strand VoIP customers

August 25, 2005 As many as 100,000 Net phone subscribers who haven't formally acknowledged 911 limitations could be cut off next week. TAGS: E911, Internet phone, VoIP, deadline, subscriber, limitation, Comcast Corp., requirement

Tech firms assail proposed broadband rules

November 9, 2005 Google, Microsoft and others agree on at least one thing: a more light-handed, tech-neutral approach to regulating the Net. TAGS: E911, Microsoft TV, Microsoft Office Live Meeting, broadband video, draft, broadband, broadband service, IAC/InterActive Corp., Net Neutrality, broadband Internet, firm, Internet service, Amazon.com Inc., VoIP, representative, Xbox Live
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