WhyADuck
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| Is SBC somehow behind all these lawsuits?
SBC is headquartered in Texas, home of the first AG to sue. Next comes Michigan, another state where SBC is the largest telephone company. And now, Connecticut, which is the only Eastern seaboard state where SBC is an incumbent phone company.
Just a coincidence? Somehow I have a hard time buying it. |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
 ·Qwest.net
| You want to know how stupid people are
We had this drunk wondering through our Hospital apparently looking for a equally plastered friend of his, a member of what I call the "400 club" that is a blood ETOH level of .400 or higher. This fool crapped his pants. Gravity took control of the "solids" and he ended up slipping on these butt bombs and ran his head into a wall putting a nice hole in it. He received a concussion and head cuts. The creep actually tried to sue the Hospital. What does this have do with this thread?
I just goes to show you a lawyer will represent any body if they think there is money to be made, especially if there are deep pockets. Vonage sorry but the leeches know your name.
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nutcase64
@swbell.ne
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| reply to WhyADuck
Re: Is SBC somehow behind all these lawsuits?
No, they have nothing to gain by it.
I think the VoIP providers would be better off stating that they do NOT provide 911 since this is what the states are holding them against and trying to compare it to 911 as offered by the PSTN, which is a little awkward since the FCC says it is an information service.
So, the VoIP providers would be better off saying they offer Emergency Contact service and describing what they do and saying they do not offer 911. Then the states can't sue that they didn't explain their 911 service and that it differs from 911 as offered by the phone company.
"Emergency Contact Service - We offer Emergency Contact Service where we connect your phone call to assist you in the case of an emergency. This call may be answered by a local government agency or a private company who will assist you.
To use the Emergency Contact Service, dial 911 from your VoIP phone. Note that this is not 911 service and on no way does the offering of this Emergency Contact Sevrice imply that it will be 911 service." |
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RickNY
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join:2000-11-02
New York
| said by nutcase64:
No, they have nothing to gain by it.
How do you figure they have nothing to gain by it? They're losing plenty of customers per day to VoIP services that don't have to bow to the same regulatory requirements they do.. Of course they have something to gain by it..
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anoymous
@swbell.ne
| sbc/verizon/quest/bellsouth/etc etc customers pay about 12 bucks amonth in fees taxes and other crap... vontage customers pay nothing of these fees...
although its an unfair tax applied against one industry verse another,, its not sbc sueing...
its the states, puc's and cities sueing..
and yes.. vontage pays NO franchise taxes to the cities as well... |
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Goober
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join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL | reply to nutcase64
Exactly! This is the main issue. |
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