911 VoIP

House bill aims to modernize 911 system | Washington Technology | 10.08.07

The 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007 (H.R. 3403), sponsored by Rep. Barton Gordon (D-Tenn.), seeks to facilitate rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 services and IP-enabled enhanced wireless 911. It would extend enhanced 911 services to IP-based telephone services. The goal is to migrate today’s 911 systems to new technologies.

“Modern communication capabilities offer an opportunity to improve the system as we know it, but they also offer challenges,” Jason Barbour, president of NENA, said in a news release. “The 911 community must embrace and react to change quickly, to better serve the American public, industry and the mobile consumer in all emergencies. We need help from Congress to do so.”