“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 […]
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 […]
The death of the PSTN leaves businesses with a choice to make. 86 years after the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1934, 27 years after the Telecommunications Act of 1993 and 24 years after the 1996 Act; the telecom industry is again on the precipice of significant change in the direction of the communications […]
