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911 (e911) and Voip

February, 1967. President Lyndon Johnson's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice issued its report in which it is stated, "Wherever practical, a single police telephone number should be established, at least within a metropolitan area and eventually over the entire United States, comparable to the telephone company's long-distance information number." ¹

January 12, 1968 AT&T announces the number 911 as a standardized method for communicating with local police department.²

May 27, 1999 the calls for a national 911 system. ³

October 26, 199 President Clinton signs bill number 800, designating 911 as the nationwide emergency number.

In May 2005, the FCC adopted rules that respond to the threat that such misunderstandings pose to public safety. The FCC adopted rules requiring providers of interconnected VoIP services to supply 911 emergency calling capabilities to their customers as a mandatory feature of the service by November 28, 2005. "Interconnected" VoIP services are VoIP services that allow a user generally to receive calls from and make calls to the traditional telephone network. Under the FCC rules, interconnected VoIP providers must:

Deliver all 911 calls to the local emergency call center;
Deliver the customer’s call back number and location information where the emergency call center is capable of receiving it; and
Inform their customers of the capabilities and limitations of their VoIP 911 service.

WireSpeed offers 911 and e911 where available on all VoIP lines⁴. VoIP e911 services are able to be dynamically updated based on subscriber information. For more information on VoIP 911 visit the FCC's website FAQ on consumer VoIP and 911. ⁵

1 Burton's History of 911 http://www.911dispatch.com/911/history/911_burton.html
2 911 Dispatch History of 911 http://www.911dispatch.com/911/history/
3 Congressional Record May 27, 1999 http://www.911dispatch.com/911/history/cong_record.html
4. WireSpeed VoIP User Agreement http://www.wstelco.com/911/
5. FCC Consumer VoIP FAQ http://ftp.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/voip.html

WireSpeed Telecommunications ~ Sales and Customer Support Call ~ 1-800-978-3526

WireSpeed Telecommunications ~ Sales and Customer Support Call ~ 1-800-978-3526