'Call Before You Dig' Article

Sat May 14 23:20:20 UTC 2005

Thanks to Curtis, first. And Roy echoed my next question. This is an interesting
example of how pending and future regulatory decisions that are based on
assumptions of an earlier time are now intersecting with VoIP providers' existing
capabilities and future "responsibilities." 

Frank 

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On Sat May 14 18:10 , Roy  sent:

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>Curtis Doty wrote:
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>> This issue went national in March 2005 with the addition of a new N11 
>> number for "One Call" notification. 
>> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-257293A1.pdf
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>> The new abbreviated number will be 811 and it looks like carriers are 
>> required to implement by April 2007--since it's been in the Federal 
>> Register for about a month now. 
>> http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a050413c.html
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>> ../C
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>But is it applicable to VOIP carriers?
>
>Roy Engehausen