Net phone operators reach E911 deadline

FCC a bunch of idiots, once again: This E911 red herring is pointless and stupid regulation. For
instance, I moved from California to Canada a couple months
ago. I kept my Vonage VOIP line so that I can have a US phone
number. Because I no longer live in the US, I tried to delete my
E911 address in vonage.com. However, due to this regulation I
couldn't delete it, so I entered text like "THIS IS NOT A REAL
ADDRESS'.

I kept getting harassed by Vonage to enter a real address. I told
them I lived out of the country so E911 service was moot.
However, I HAD to give an address. Completely (*&# stupid.

Do American politicians and lawmakers think Americans are SO
stupid that they can't figure out that the VOIP phone they're
paying for won't work for E911 service even after they're given
warning after disclaimer after warning? I guess so.

I suppose on a similar subject, I just had to sign up for
news.zdnet.com to make this posting. Apparently I have to live
in a US state or territory to post here. You just don't realize how
US-centric the USA is until you move out of it; Posted by: aclarke Posted on: 11/29/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use