Can Your Xbox Dial 911?
from the i-don't-have-that-game dept
Our initial reaction to the House's first crack at telecom reform may have been positive, but it sounds like things are going down a typical path -- moving forward and not really pleasing anybody. The question of network neutrality remains up in the air, but VoIP regulations are causing some concerns, too. There's a provision that says all VoIP providers must provide E911 service, and Microsoft says with such a broad description, it would have to build 911 functionality into the Xbox, MSN Messenger and Live Meeting. Of course, even if new rules said they'd have to add it, the deadline would probably just keep getting pushed back, so Microsoft shouldn't worry about it too much.
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lolz
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They're ignorant
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Holy crap...
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bunch of cry babies
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Government can't get it right...
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unless the call hits the PSTN, it won't be subject to E911 rules.
i don't know if the xbox is also now capable of terminating calls to the PSTN, but point-to-point services like MSN or skype aren't going to be subject to E911 rules.
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now they are just regulating random data on the line, and making it different... oh these bits encode voice better regulate that..
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