The Assn. of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) urged ...
The Assn. of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) urged Sens. Sununu (R-N.H.) and Pickering (R-Miss.) to amend their VoIP bill to allow the FCC to adopt mandatory requirements that VoIP providers offer enhanced 911 to their customers. APCO said it…
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agreed with the senators that VoIP technology could result in major improvements to telecom capabilities, including those of public safety agencies, but it’s “deeply concerned that, absent certain protections, the rapid deployment of VoIP service will have a serious, negative impact on the provision of [911] emergency communications across the nation.”