An equipment provider told FCC Chmn. Martin it has a device that ...
An equipment provider told FCC Chmn. Martin it has a device that easily could address VoIP providers’ lack of full E-911 capability. In a Dec. 19 ex parte, Zoom Technology said its TelePort device can route calls to the…
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Internet as VoIP calls or directly to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). “When a subscriber dials 911, the TelePort ’smart switch’ automatically routes the call over the customer’s conventional telephone line,” the letter said. The PSTN link “need only allow 911 calls; some or all other calls can be handled by the interconnected VoIP provider as VoIP calls,” Zoom said: “Because it is common for many VoIP subscribers to maintain a live PSTN connection, the TelePort solution will enable a variety of providers to continue deployment of their innovative services while ensuring that both existing and new subscribers have access to critical E911 services.”