APCO Reaction on VoIP Law

APCO issued a statement saying that it applauds the U.S. Senate passage of legislation that requires VoIP providers to connect customers to local PSAPs.  “APCO International greatly appreciates the Senate’s bipartisan efforts to adopt VoIP/9-1-1 legislation without provisions that would have undermined the FCC’s rules,” the group said. Wording in a similar bill would have delayed enforcement of the FCC’s previous requirement to link VoIP providers’ lines to the country’s PSAPs. “”APCO International will object to any statutory language that provides loopholes for VoIP providers to avoid 9-1-1 obligations, or delays the enforcement of the FCC Order,” APCO president Wanda McCarley said.