Re: Dutch ISPs to collaborate and take responsibility

[Alexander Harrowell <a.harrowell () gmail com>]

On Wednesday 07 October 2009 00:27:55 Joe Greco wrote:

> Assuming that the existence of an infected PC in the mix translates to
> some sort of inability to make a 911 call correctly is, however, simply
> irresponsible, and at some point, is probably asking for trouble.
>
> ... JG

Also, someone mentioned that the FCC doesn't in fact mandate that PSTN 
terminals should be able to make emergency calls even if formally disconnected 
and asked about cellular.

The opposite is true about GSM and its descendants; whether or not you're a 
valid roamer for the network you're talking to, have a prepaid balance, have 
paid your bill, you must be able to make emergency calls. Similarly, even if 
no SIM card is present, the device should register with the network as 
"limited service" - i.e. emergency only.

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