In the next installment of “As the VoIP Turns”, sources are saying that the FCC is about to announce a requirement that all VoIP services offer basic 911, or “e911″ services out of the box.

According to LightReading.com, “Sources who met with the FCC in recent weeks say the ruling will come at the FCC’s Open Meeting on May 19th, and will require VOIP players to implement 911 service on a nationwide basis within 120 days of the order’s publication.”

The sources go on to say that having made such a ruling, the FCC will then plead lack of authority to force the LECs (local exchange carriers) to make the process any easier on VoIP providers looking to make 911 arrangements with the LECs.

In other words, a coupe for the RBOCs (Regional Bell Operating Companies)…

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