The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would give VoIP providers relief from the tight deadlines imposed by the FCC last May in its e911 order. The Commission’s order set a November 28 deadline by which VoIP providers must be capable of offering e911 service.
That order also imposed deadlines upon VoIP providers to disconnect customers who had not acknowledged receiving information from their VoIP providers about certain 911 limitations locations. The Senate Bill would push back the deadlines and give the FCC 120 days to devise new requirements “that are technologically and operationally feasible.”
Many VoIP providers have complained they cannot meet the e911 requirements in such a short time. The Senate bill would further waive the requirements for a full year for companies who can demonstrate, among other things, they it is not techically or operationally feasible for them to offer e911 services.
Indeed, Overland Park, KS-based Nuvio, along with three other VoIP providers, challenged the Commission’s e911 rules the DC Court of Appeals and that court has asked the Commission to respond to the challenge by next Tuesday.
Cynthia Brumfield at 12:04 AM|Comments(0)
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