| John Nelson 2005-05-24, 5:58 pm |
| In article <rni191hogoj58flupakt8ij7adoocp3fmg@4ax.com>, smakky@spam.com
says...
> Despite these issues, the public sector end of this is constantly
> forced to live up to a perceived standard of care that is established
> by external factors, such as marketing.
> I concur that the playing field has to be narrowed to a common
> denominator, however, the FCC is as much a political animal as local
> legislatures are.
And as such, they are subject to the "influences" present in the
political process. For the FCC this means telco lobbyists, and the
politicians who have been bought and paid for by the telco's (ILEC's).
> I don't see anything meaningful coming from the
> Commission other than another unfunded mandate that is ultimately
> passed on to us local 9-1-1 systems.
I disagree. For the hundreds of start-up VOIP providers who will NOT be
able to gain the mandated access, the implications are meaningful
indeed.
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