TELECOM Digest OnLine - Sorted: Re: SBC, Vonage Working on 911 Service Access Deal

Re: SBC, Vonage Working on 911 Service Access Deal

DevilsPGD (ihatespam@crazyhat.net)
Sat, 23 Apr 2005 05:06:39 -0600

In message <telecom24.179.12@telecom-digest.org> Tim@Backhome.org wrote:

> E-911 has one really invaluable feature known as called party trunk
> and line sezure. No matter how briefly you're off-hook, once you dial
> 911 you cannot release the connection. Only the call center can
> release the connection.

> I wonder if that is even technically possible via VoIP assuming
> unrestrained cooperation of the LEC that holds the marbles, so to
> speak?

Sure it's possible if you implement the feature into the hardware and
software. As it is, it's likely fully not possible, although a
combination of rerouting all outbound calls to the E-911 operator and
immediately redialing the number (and letting it ring indefinitely,
without going to voicemail) would do the trick.

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