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Re: Vonage Selects TCS For VoIP E911 Service


From: David Barak <thegameiam () yahoo com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 07:56:15 -0700 (PDT)




--- Brad Knowles <brad () stop mail-abuse org> wrote:
      If the time since last fix is several hours, then
the person 
might now be on a plane using a picocell or
broadband wireless 
network connection that is not position-enhanced,
and using the 
position information for routing to the presumed
correct E911 system 
may be inappropriate.

If a person is calling 911 from a plane in flight, are
we really so concerned about which PSAP receieves the
call?    The last known fix would likely have been the
point of origin in any case...


David Barak
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