AT&T said it had signed an agreement with Intrado, a provider of ...
AT&T said it had signed an agreement with Intrado, a provider of 911 infrastructure, systems and services, to develop an emergency calling solution for its residential broadband VoIP service. The feature, which would allow AT&T to route 911 dialed…
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calls from its IP network to public safety answering points but wouldn’t be able to identify a caller’s location, will be available in spring when AT&T will begin to provide residential VoIP service in select metropolitan markets. “It’s not an absolute solution, it’s an interim step,” an AT&T spokesman said. He said AT&T would continue to work with Intrado and the National Emergency Number Assn. (NENA) to “upgrade 911 technology. The ultimate goal is to have no difference” between the regular 911 services and the ones provided by VoIP.