Yesterday was the deadline for VoIP providers to comply with the FCC’s e911 rules. And based on the reports, a few VoIP providers aren’t yet in full compliance, meaning that huge chunks of their territories are off-limits for marketing new customers. Top independent VoIP provider Vonage told the FCC in a filing that only 26% of its service areas meet the e911 rules because it is awaiting cooperation from competitors who control the 911 network.
The VON Coalition, however, estimates that the “vast majority” of VoIP customers are covered by full e911 service. SunRocket, a rapidly growing VoIP company, claims that 96% of its customers are covered.
Other than that, it’s hard to tell what impact the deadline has had, or which VoIP providers will suffer the greatest customer sign-up slowdown. It is clear that the situation could have been a lot worse.
The FCC initially ruled that VoIP providers would have to cut off customers in areas where the companies were not in full e911 compliance. But, the Commission later modified that draconian measure to simply bar VoIP providers from marketing new customers in the off-limit areas.
Update: According to this press release, Packet8 has fully complied with the FCC’s rules.
Cynthia Brumfield at 4:37 PM|Comments(0)
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