The Jeff Pulver Blog: Senators Send E-911 Letter to FCC -- Sometimes a Letter Is a Better Emergency Response Mechanism than a Phone Call:

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November 22, 2005

Senators Send E-911 Letter to FCC -- Sometimes a Letter Is a Better Emergency Response Mechanism than a Phone Call:

We in the IP-based communications industry owe a special thanks to Senators Stevens, Burns, Smith, Allen, Sununu, Snowe, DeMint, Clinton, Lautenberg, Ensign, and Corzine.

It seems that this bipartisan group of 10 Senators, from across the political spectrum, sent a letter to Chairman Martin yesterday suggesting that the FCC should take the unanimous vote of the Senate Commerce Committee on S-1063 - "The IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2005" -- as strong indication of the preferred policy direction of Congress. The letter suggested that the FCC should take the substance of the Bill seriously because Congress will likely pass an E-911 bill that would allow more latitude for IP-based communications providers to build a better emergency response capability than that currently compelled by the FCC's E-911 for VoIP Order without stifling deployment of IP-based technologies and services.

In commenting on the FCC's recent Public Notice advising VoIP providers that they need not disconnect any existing customers come November 28th, the Senate letter pointed out that the FCC's "[public] notice and the marketing restriction contained therein may impede 911 deployments by inadvertently encouraging third party competitors to deny VoIP providers access to essential 911 elements. This restriction could impede competition and unnecessarily delay deployment of 911. . Although it is unlikely that S-1063 will become law by Nov. 28, we have no reason to believe that it will not eventually be signed into law."

I think it is important for those of us attempting to promote and deploy IP-based communications services to recognize, thank and support those Senators who recognized the need to strike an appropriate balance between encouraging the rollout of new and innovative VoIP services desired by consumers in a competitive market, and obliging interconnected VoIP providers to deliver E-911 nationwide while providing them the necessary access requirements to meet that obligation.

What I find remarkable and encouraging is how broad the political spectrum is represented on this letter. To me, this demonstrates two things: (1) protection and promotion of the Internet and IP-based communications is not a partisan issue; and (2) there are some in Congress who are willing to support a cause simply because it is the right thing to do and in America's best long-term interest. Again, "Thank You" to those Senators who got past the easy short-run sound-bite and platitudes to see the bigger picture and the better, IP-enabled, future.

Tags: voip, fcc, e911, communications

Posted by jeff on November 22, 2005 05:55 AM | Permalink

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