Court Rules on VoIP Case – Updated

A 3-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th District has ruled in a case brought by the state of Minnesota in 2003, saying the FCC’s regulation of VoIP at the federal level was proper. The ruling’s implications have been difficult for public safety agencies to determine, and so NENA has now issued an analysis and explanation of the ruling. The bottom line: the court’s decision speaks to a 3 year-old situation, and does not speak to the issue of state or local surcharges on VoIP services, nor does it prohibit them. Download (pdf) the court’s decision here, or NENA’s analysis here.