Re: vonage 911 service

["coord" <splunge@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's the explanation from Vonage of how their system works..
http://www.vonage.com/features.php?feature=911&lid=footer_911


"Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:VT3Nf.73$123.19@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To be honest I don't know, I was under the assumption that once a VoIP customer had entered the
> information then any 911 call would automatically be forwarded to a regional 911 call center.
> When I first read the email I made a probably incorrect assumption that the call was put on
> hold by a 911 operator, not a Vonage operator.
> In any event his house would have probably burnt down anyway.
>
> I did find an article on 911 abuse and misuse which although not really relevant to this thread
> had some interesting statisitcs regarding cell phone use and the number of false emergency
> calls made to 911(US) and 999(UK) emergency services.
>
> http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=470
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> Doug L
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> "Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:_E3Nf.11959$Pv1.6400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> What do you think about the statements in the article concerning strict
>> guidelines and Vontage, for instance, is not under these same guidelines? Or
>> is that some sort of territorial thing?
>>
>> "Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%B3Nf.72$123.19@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> This is the link to the story, Kens email was just a copy of the text from
>>> this link
>>>
>>> http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S14441.html?cat=1
>>>
>>> Doug L
>>>
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>>> "Chub" <w@xxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:x83Nf.11955$Pv1.4003@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> > C'mon Bob tell us what the email said.:)
>>> >
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