New VoIP E911 law

Posted by Caitlin on July 31st, 2008

Last week, President Bush signed H.R. 3403, the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008. This law ensures that VoIP users will have the same level of access to 911 services as those calling from standard landlines. We described the law in a blog post last month, when the law was passed by Congress. Now that this bill has been signed into law, VoIP subscribers and those considering switching over to a VoIP service should feel at ease, knowing that in the event of an emergency, they will have equal access to 911 service.

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