Texas Sues Vonage After Crime Victim Unable to Call 911

[Ben Teitelbaum <>]

Tragic stories like this underscore the importance of getting Internet
911 right.  At the upcoming VoIP working group meeting, Walt and I
will be updating the group on the NG911 project's efforts in this area
[1].  -- ben

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58598-2005Mar22.html

Texas Sues Vonage After Crime Victim Unable to Call 911
Internet Phone Firm's Marketing Cited

By Laurence Viele Davidson and Timothy W. Doyle
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, March 23, 2005; Page E05

Texas sued Vonage Holdings Corp., the largest provider of
Internet-based calling, accusing it of deceptive practices after a
customer couldn't reach 911 emergency services using a Vonage
connection.

Vonage subscribers Peter and Sosamma John, parents of Joyce John, were
shot Feb. 2 in Houston as Joyce John tried to call 911 during a
break-in at their home, according to the office of Texas Attorney
General Greg Abbott. The parents, who survived their injuries, didn't
specifically request 911 services when they signed up.

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1. http://ntiaotiant2.ntia.doc.gov/top/docs/nar/pdf/486004012n.pdf

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Ben Teitelbaum   http://people.internet2.edu/~ben/