The House Commerce Committee has approved the legislation to alter some aspects of the existing VoIP rules.

A House bill is prepared to bring some amendments in the FCC rules in the field of VoIP E-911 solutions. The House bill states that a VoIP service provider could market and gain new customers in areas where it did not have a 911 solution. Previously FCC ruled that VoIP service provider must ensure 911 solutions to its customers at the time of connectivity.



Although the new resolution makes flexible to the existing law, still it has certain binding guidelines upon the VoIP service providers. It says that the VoIP service providers must create connectivity to a selective router within 30 days of gaining its new customer. At the same time, the VoIP service provider is responsible to provide direct E911 service within 180 days.



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