Back in 2018, the House of Representatives passed a $1.3 Million omnibus appropriations bill that incorporated HR4986, or RAY BAUM’S (Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services) act into law. The act, specifically section 506, required “dispatchable location” information to be passed along to first responders in the event of a 911 […]
In 2019, the FCC issued order 19-72A1 at the request of US Telecom, giving the green light to the retirement of analog technology and investment into next gen communications. For two decades, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 stood, until it was overruled in a 2019 ruling by the FCC reversed portions of the Act that […]
What do all of these have in common? Analog phone lines Paging Analog modem data Auto-Dial Call Box (Ring down lines) Machine-to-Machine SCADA Vending Machine Communications Fire alarms ATMs Point-of-Sale Meter Reading Emergency Call Boxes Burglar alarms, fax machines, and elevators. 40 Million devices such as these that rely on the traditional, analog, phone line […]
