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Consumers and the telecom industry would benefit from passage of ...

Consumers and the telecom industry would benefit from passage of S-1063, the E-911 bill sponsored by Sens. Nelson (D-Fla.) and Burns (R-Mont.), entrepreneur Jeff Pulver said Fri. in his blog. “While not perfect, the bill would advance the viability,…

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speed to deployment and clarity in regulatory oversight [of] VoIP products and services,” he said. “If you care about the progress toward an IP-enabled world, about direct access to the 911 network, about equivalent liability relief, about no technology mandates, about accelerating an IP based 911 network -- then you should call Senator Rockefeller’s office” and urge him to lift a hold on the bill, Pulver said. A Senate source said the hold was placed on the bill to work out language that would ease public safety community concerns about the waiver provisions.