[67958] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: How relable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Roland Perry)
Thu Feb 26 12:33:17 2004
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:16:30 +0000
To: nanog@merit.edu
From: Roland Perry <nanog@internetpolicyagency.com>
In-Reply-To: <403E2047.1080502@cox.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
In article <403E2047.1080502@cox.net>, "Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr."
<LarrySheldon@cox.net> writes
>I think we will need also to make it illegal (to control the liability
>issues) to need emergency assistance in a place whose only link
>is via "public-IP".
This is an interesting issue, and one which is currently being debated
in the UK (where a newly reformed regulator is taking a fresh look at
VoIP)[1]. Most end users that I've discussed it with (geeks to a man)
say it's not society's problem if they (the geeks) choose to limit their
availability of emergency assistance[2], when buying a new toy like VoIP
(and throwing away their POTS). I'm not sure that I entirely agree. Less
well informed users probably need someone making that decision for them.
(Just call me "Nanny".)
[1] Should VoIP include 911/999 service, and how does one resolve the
various geographic location issues associated with this.
[2] By, for example, having no 911/999 service available *at all* from
their chosen provider, and relying on a mobile phone or a neighbour with
POTS.
--
Roland Perry
