“Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.” These words soon became a declaration that could be heard across the world. Literally. When Thomas Watson heard this phrase from Alexander Graham Bell through the first telephone, telecommunications was born. Just short of 150 years later, the revolutionary technology is poised to be replaced. But […]
Have you heard? New legislation approved with the FCC has released the traditional telephony carriers from maintaining the copper POTS lines, or the outdated Public Switched Telephony Networks (PSTN) that have been the backbone of American communications since 1877. Starting next year, if a copper wire breaks, telephony providers no longer have to fix the […]
Last week the FCC convened to discuss section 6(f)(1) of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 or Net 911 Act. Intended to promote a transition from PSTN legacy 911 infrastructure to newer, digital, and VoIP networks, the original act prohibited charging fees to VoIP users over the fees that are paid […]
