CenturyLink Asks FCC to Protect VoIP Providers Against Discriminatory 911 Charges
CenturyLink asked the FCC to tell states and localities they must not discriminate against interconnected VoIP services when they adopt 911 charge regimes, said a filing posted Monday in docket 19-44 (see 1906100039). It responded to Alabama 911 districts on…
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a petition about the meaning of interconnected VoIP and the prohibition of 911 charges on VoIP customers. The company said the FCC need not resolve all questions of 911 service implementation, such as prioritization between VoIP and TDM lines and the ability to increase capacity to temporarily deal with high call volume, "to conclude that states cannot discriminate" by charging more for 911 service on VoIP lines.