Canadians Mandate 9-1-1 for all VoIP Service Providers

["CHRIS PEABODY" <>]

http://www.govtech.net/magazine/channel_story.php?channel=7&id=93642

The Canadians have spoken! Their rulings are fairly concise on all
issues, including VSP's that enable roaming being required to have an
interim solution in place that provides basic 9-1-1 service. If you
drill down into the report, it even concludes that funding should be
identical to legacy telecom service. 

".....With respect to the funding of the provincial 9-1-1 networks, the
Commission considers that the ILECs' current provincial 9-1-1 tariffs
should apply to local VoIP service providers in the same manner as they
apply to other carriers and resellers...."



Chris Peabody
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