It is more or less apparent that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is no way detracting from its stand on VoIP E911 issue notwithstanding vehement criticism from industries.
The Commission is now seeking public comment for the smooth implementation of VoIP E911 services ensuring emergency responders to find callers using a mobile or VoIP system.
FCC has framed a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), the primary objective of which is to advance polices, rules and initiatives that will better ensure rapid emergency response and save lives.
Kevin Martin, the Chairman of FCC says on NPRM,
E911 ensures that when someone dials 911 during an emergency, public safety can easily and reliably find them. To achieve that goal, we need to ensure that our enhanced 911 rules provide meaningful automatic location information that permits first responders to reliably find the public.
The Commission would look into and publicly report on the issues before reaching out a constructive decision on VoIP E911.
