The N.Y. Senate unanimously passed a 911 bill requiring VoIP prov...
The N.Y. Senate unanimously passed a 911 bill requiring VoIP providers to tell customers about any limits on basic or enhanced 911 service. SB-4611 would require that providers disclose 911 restrictions in all ads, marketing materials, service contacts and…
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installation kits. VoIP providers would have to have customers sign statements indicating that they're aware of VoIP 911 limits. VoIP providers unable to provide 911 would have to notify customers at signup and issue no-911 warning stickers for their phones. They also would have to disclose their 911 incapacity in ads and marketing materials. VoIP providers would have to move to prevent VoIP foreign exchange calls from being routed to the wrong 911 district. Violations would carry $1,000 fines. The bill goes to the Assembly.