House bill would give VoIP companies direct access to 911 system
October 11, 2007
Anyone making a 911 call in the U.S. today using a VoIP telephone isn't directly calling the local 911 center. Instead, the call has to go through a third party, such as a competitive local exchange carrier, who then connects that emergency call to the local 911 operator. A new bill introduced recently in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to change that to allow VoIP companies to offer 911 services to customers.