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[Sil Greene <Sil_greene AT unc.edu>]

Reported 04.02.16 15:10 from Frye, Matthew:

.:      The 911 question is an interesting one -- by default, voice over IP
.:      phones do not work with 911 AT ALL.
.:
.:It's my understanding that federal law requires your phone company to
.:provide you with some sort of 911 access.  However, the obvious exception in
.:this case would be a power outage.

Which is one of the regulatory problems with VoIP; this requirement 
doesn't apply unless you provide a "telecommunications service".  This is 
why the FCC is such a controversial hotbed right now.


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