[117945] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Dutch ISPs to collaborate and take responsibility
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alexander Harrowell)
Wed Oct 7 04:44:07 2009
From: Alexander Harrowell <a.harrowell@gmail.com>
To: nanog@nanog.org
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:43:26 +0100
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On Wednesday 07 October 2009 00:27:55 Joe Greco wrote:
> Assuming that the existence of an infected PC in the mix translates to
> some sort of inability to make a 911 call correctly is, however, simply
> irresponsible, and at some point, is probably asking for trouble.
>
> ... JG
Also, someone mentioned that the FCC doesn't in fact mandate that PSTN=20
terminals should be able to make emergency calls even if formally disconnec=
ted=20
and asked about cellular.
The opposite is true about GSM and its descendants; whether or not you're a=
=20
valid roamer for the network you're talking to, have a prepaid balance, hav=
e=20
paid your bill, you must be able to make emergency calls. Similarly, even i=
f=20
no SIM card is present, the device should register with the network as=20
"limited service" - i.e. emergency only.
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