Any idea on the commercial terms? Is it going to be a flat rate per subscriber (or even better per call)
How damaging is this going to be to the smaller guys? Cheers, Dean > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-biz- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex Pui > Sent: Wednesday, 18 May 2005 6:20 PM > To: 'Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion' > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-biz] 911 update > > I quoted a news from Network World, as below, is that a good news to VOIP > operators? > > Alex > > Today's focus: Carriers facilitate 911 calls over VoIP > > By Steve Taylor and Larry Hettick > > Earlier this month, Vonage and Verizon announced that Verizon would > provide > Vonage with E-911 network access so that Vonage will able to deliver both > the caller's location and a callback number to emergency services > personnel > for 911 calls placed throughout Verizon's territory. > > BellSouth announced it would offer VoIP service providers a similar > service. > > > In a statement, Vonage CEO Jeffrey Citron said, "It is important that all > Vonage customers can use this solution, those with native phone numbers > and > those who chose phone numbers from other areas." > > Meanwhile, BellSouth CTO Bill Smith said, "An additional interim offering > may be useful to some providers while industry groups continue to work on > a > nationwide and industry-wide standards-based permanent solution." > BellSouth's statement points out that similar changes in the system were > necessary when wireless phones first joined the mix of available > communications services. > > According to Verizon, when a Vonage customer dials 911, the call is routed > to Vonage's 911 server using the industry-standard Session Initiation > Protocol. The Vonage server then queries Intrado for routing instructions, > and the call is directed to the media gateway connection to the Verizon > network, using a dedicated physical circuit connected directly to > Verizon's > selective router that serves the Public Safety Answering Point. > Simultaneously, the system places the customer's address and telephone > number into the Automatic Location Information database. The approach is > compliant with the National Emergency Number Association proposed > technical > standard. > > We commend these three competitors for their cooperative efforts to > improve > public safety. > > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Biz mailing list > Asterisk-Biz@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Biz mailing list Asterisk-Biz@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz