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

["Walt Magnussen" <>]

Steve,

   As Chris can (and will I assume) attest, what is required for 911 for 
wireline and cellular is mandated on a state by state basis but it is an FCC 
issue (as of November 2004) for VoIP.   I don't think that the FCC has set 
any real VoIP requirements yet but I could be wrong here (again, help me out 
Chris).

   For example in Texas a residence that is wireline has to pass the ANI 
(number info) and the location has to be in the ALI database (location info). 
 A campus does not have to send the exact station number (it can just send 
the trunk info) unless the campus has residence halls, in which case it has 
to comply with residential requirements.

    Again the VoIP requirements are different since they are under a 
different jurisdiction.

   The Canadian rule also does something that no one in the US has done to 
this point if it goes a mentioned below in that if it adds the 911 surcharge 
to the VoIP providers, it would be the first instance of the myriad of telco 
based surcharges being added to VoIP services.  A slippery slope once we 
start down that path.

Walt



>>> Steve Blair 
>>> <>
>>>  04/19/05 6:41 PM >>>

   Also I'm unclear on exactly what is required for basic 911 in the U.S.
Do the rules vary by State? From what I have read basic 911 only requires
the calling party number be passed to the PSAP. Everything else that makes
the call to the PSAP "useful" to Emergency Personnel is expected to be 
passed
verbally.

-Steve

Candace Holman wrote:

> Does this mean that people cannot use Skype in Canada until "an 
> interim solution which provides a level of service comparable to Basic 
> 911 service" is implemented?  According to the article, Basic 911 is 
> similar to what providers like Vonage are offering voluntarily in the 
> states, but only when the PSAPs will allow in-calls to their 
> administrative lines.
>
> I wonder how will this will be enforced?
>
> Candace
>
> At 09:46 AM 4/18/2005, CHRIS PEABODY wrote:
>
>> 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
>> Director, Enterprise Network Communications
>> L Robert Kimball & Associates
>> 8500 Leesburg Pike  Suite 210
>> Vienna, Va  22182
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