BellSouth Seeks FCC Ruling on Non-VoIP Calls, Limits on State, Local 911 Fees on VoIP
AT&T's BellSouth asked the FCC to clarify aspects of non-VoIP calls, and prohibit state and local governments from requiring interconnected VoIP customers pay more in total 911 fees than comparable non-VoIP customers. The telco said it's involved in lawsuits where…
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plaintiffs argue voice services not transmitted to end-user customers using IP technology can qualify as interconnected VoIP. It said nearly all cases trace back to one individual, and the companies he owns, hoping to profit from 911 charges due if his theories hold. The FCC should declare voice service that doesn't use IP to transmit voice communications over last-mile facilities to or from end-user customer premises "is never VoIP service, including interconnected VoIP service," BellSouth petitioned for declaratory ruling, posted Monday. It urged declaring "the location of the network demarcation in a particular building is not relevant to classifying a service as interconnected VoIP," and state and local governments be barred from "imposing higher 911 charges on interconnected VoIP service than on similar non-VoIP service."