Vonage, struggling to meet an FCC E-911 deadline, will use Level ...
Vonage, struggling to meet an FCC E-911 deadline, will use Level 3 Communications for enhanced emergency services. Vonage will use Level 3’s network for its connections to emergency dispatch centers. Level 3 has such access to public safety answering…
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points serving 67% of U.S. homes, rising to 70% this year. The company is working to further build out that network, said Jeff Gaillard, dir.-local phone services, in an interview. Vonage’s contract with Level 3 will let it provide E-911 service to its million VoIP customers when they travel and use computers with broadband connections, said Stephen Seitz, vp-911 & regulatory affairs. There are many hurdles to providing e-911 service for all customers by the FCC’s Nov. 28 deadline, he said. “There’s a lot of back and forth that needs to happen,” said Seitz, who joined Vonage 4 months ago from the National Emergency Number Assn. The contract with Level 3 “is one key element for us to achieve this across the country, but we're going to have to go beyond that,” he said. - JM