9-1-1 Better Safe Than Live- February 4, 2006 The land line carriers put a lot of pressure on the FCC to require that the VoIP providers support 9-1-1. While they say its about safety its more about trying to put hurdles in front of competitors. VoIP phones are very mobile. Landline phones rely on static tables to map phone numbers to location though they tables arent necessarily accurate. Cellular phone support for 9-1-1 is lagging because of the difficulty of adding new capabilities to such a complex system.The VoIP providers have...http://www.satn.org/2006_01_29_archive.html#113902053473600128 QoS as per the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India- February 1, 2006 In looking though Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Consultation Paper On Issues pertaining to Next Generation Networks (NGN) 12th January 2006 I came across a comment on QoS:QoS obligations on VoIP are becoming an exception i.e. many regulators are going for forbearance on this. The general view is that consumers are best judges of quality. Also, in the long-term, due to technological development in IP, the QOS is not going to remain an issue any more.This is very well said. People are...http://www.satn.org/2006_01_29_archive.html#113876782475907145 Achieving Connectivity- February 1, 2006 Amatrya Sen: no famine has ever occurred in a democratic country with a free press and regular elections. The Internet can deliver on the promise of a free press and more -- it gives everyone a voice. It gives them a chance to contribute and prosper in a world economy. Why are we continuing to accept policies not only mired in the past, but policies designed to keep us there simply to support a pretend-industry created by a now falsified regulatory traditional.Getting Connected is about policy..http://www.satn.org/2006_01_29_archive.html#113876494263831252 |