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By The Way? Traditional 911? Doesn't Always Work Great Either
from the ah,-the-little-details dept
With all the furor, lawsuits, and grandstanding over VoIP 911 service leading to the recent FCC mandate, it's worth noting that the type of problems experienced by VoIP providers, aren't just limited to VoIP providers. It seems that regular traditional 911 service has the same problems -- so it's not exactly clear what problem has been "solved" by forcing VoIP providers to provide the same service. Sure makes for good headlines, though. The problem isn't necessarily with VoIP, but with the 911 system. Maybe if police departments actually spent the money allocated on 911 systems on 911 systems, instead of dry cleaning bills, ballpoint pens and winter boots, this wouldn't be such an issue. We're all for making our emergency systems better, but falsely placing the blame on "VoIP" doesn't actually solve the problem.
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Though, it sounds like the basic facts were confirmed, concerning the audit. It was just some of the sources that weren't confirmed.
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Seems like a good target for a remote attack.
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