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- VOIP E911 bill clears House panel
- Would you rely exclusively on VOIP for your home use?Power problems an issueTo be perfectly honest, I don't trust that VOIP providers won't go down during power outages. I do know that my PSTN phone works unless the telco lines are down.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-14
- VoIP E911 bill clears House panel
- The United State's Energy and Commerce Committee is considering a bill that will give VoIP providers direct access to the E911 system. The bill was approved by the House panel on October 10, 2007. Currently, E911 calls from VoIP customers are routed through a third party who...
- Blog posts 2007-10-13
- A short circuit for cellular E911
- E911 is a long way from full deploymentMost U.S. mobile phone companies have met a FCC mandate to provide location information to 911 operators for millions of wireless subscribers. However, it's taking longer than expected to get emergency call cen
- Discussion threads 2006-12-18
- FCC requirement could strand VoIP customers
- FCC requirements sound like hiden agendaIs it just me? Could someone please explain to me what possible reason the FCC would have for demanding the discontinuation service? Is there some terrorist entity out there who is using VoIP and hiding behind the vail of "no E911" ?FunnyI liked that answer....
- Discussion threads 2005-11-13
- Appeal filed over Net phones' E911 rule
- A hypocrite's dream ruleThe big traditional phone companies couldn't have bought themselves a better ruling than this one. They get the best of both worlds: they get to fake concern for the customer ("We just want 911 so everyone is safe") and still get such a strict, unreachable deadline that...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-20
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- VoIP and the law: An overview
- In many respects, the Internet has been the last frontier offreedom. In a world where governments increasingly control more and more aspectsof our lives, cyberspace was the one "place" where one could come andgo without being subject to much regulation.Of course, just as the Wild West gave way to"civilization," it...
- Technical articles 2007-03-23
- Will the government ruin VoIP?
- Say all you want about the benefits of convergence and extra features, but most companies and individuals will admit that the biggest attraction of switching from PSTN phone service to VoIP is the prospect of saving money -- in some cases, lots of it.Why VoIP costs lessOne reason VoIP costs...
- Blog posts 2007-06-14
- T-Mobile wants to replace your landline with its HotSpot @Home Wi-Fi service
- Why do you keep a landline- -E911, multiple handsets, reliability?T-Mobile's HotSpot @Home service let's you make unlimited calls from your home's Wi-Fi network and T-Mobile HotSpots on your cellular phone. In a poll attached to Chris Torres' Mobile and Wireless blog entry on this technology (http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/wireless/?p=123), most respondents have indicated...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
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- If i were a telco company....A message to all telcos.... RUN and HIDE. Its our turn. Here comes WiMax!From your friendly WiFi supporters.Change in TideWiMax will be affordable enough for smaller ISPs to provide wireless broadband to their customers. This will prove extremely useful in rural states where some...
- Discussion threads 2004-10-08
- VOIP Business
- Does a VOIP provider have to become a CLEC in order to sell VOIP to the general public?VOIP BUSINESSCurrently you don't have to become a CLEC to sell VoIP services. I would recommend partnering with a Carrier and do facilities based DID termination instead of relying solely on the...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-24
- Talking Shop: What to expect from the Cisco CCIE voice certification exam
- The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert CCIE certification program has included specializations in routing and switching, communications and services, and security. The routing and switching program has traditionally been the most popular. So when people say that they’re a CCIE, they're usually referring to the routing and switching specialization.In March, Cisco...
- Technical articles 2003-04-07
- Investigate uses of GPS for your business
- In the last 10 years, the Global Positioning System GPS has gone from a highly sensitive government asset to a tool that businesses can use in many innovative ways. As GPS receivers continue to get smaller and require less power, manufacturers are finding ways to mount them in any device...
- Technical articles 2003-03-18
- Asterisk: Be your <em>own</em> phone company
- Visit our Asterisk Image Gallery here.Back in the 1960s there was a rallying cry that defined alot about that decade, that cry was "Power Tothe People!!!" If the Internet is nothing else, it has been anexceptionally disruptive force in terms of taking control away from old,established companies and institutions and...
- Technical articles 2006-10-05
- Consider these legal issues when planning a VoIP implementation
- Switching from the public telephone network to voice over IPVoIP technology for your organization's voice communications, orincorporating VoIP into your existing voice/data communications strategy, canraise legal as well as technological issues.In the United States, depending on the industry or field towhich your business belongs, VoIP communications may be subject to...
- Technical articles 2006-11-10
- Big boss is watching
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...
- Technical articles 2004-09-24
- SiRF Technology helps you find your way
- Hate reading maps? Now you don't have to. Learn more about the company that makes an amazing chip that can lead you to your destination—whether you're on a peak in Nepal, on the water, or on unfamiliar streets.If you and your car, boat, or spaceship are lost, a chip made...
- Technical articles 2000-04-26
- VoIP in a box?
- Anyone stop to think about security and logisitics isues here?If the system uses a PSTN line in someone else's house/office then the call is a standard analog signal and can be listened to and/or recorded with ease. Most calls will be *randomized* enough that it would be difficult to trace...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-13
- IT News Digest Week in Review, October 19, 2007
- Keep up with some of the top news stories of the week, including TechRepublic members' responses, in the IT News Digest Week in Review podcast. The stories that are covered this week include Apple's iPhone saga, Windows XP SP3, quantum cryptography, video fingerprinting, VoIP E911, Mozilla's new Web browser for...
- Blog posts 2007-10-19
- Why VoIP is looking more like your old phone company
- It's getting more difficult every day to tell the difference between Voice over IP and traditional phone service. That can be a good thing or it can be a bad thing, depending on how you look at it and what aspects you're comparing. When VoIP first became...
- Blog posts 2007-11-09
- WISP Centric Wireless ISP Industry News
- WISP Centric Wireless ISP Industry Newsblog rootOur First Post!Thx for dropping by! We're looking forward to working with TechRepublic and congratulate them on their new blogging success!Regards,KoryWISP Centric Wireless ISP Industry NewsA blog and industry news source devoted to the international wireless ISP industry. We add anywhere between...
- Discussion threads 2005-05-20
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