Nationwide, an estimated 200 million calls are made to 911 each year. In May, the FCC decided that VoIP providers interconnecting with the PSTN must deliver E911 calls — with location and callback information — to local emergency operators. The decision raises a host of issues: What information, specifically, must be delivered with the call? Is network support in place, and at what cost? Who will enforce the E911 requirement? And how will the requirement apply to enterprise VoIP, where callback and location identification pose special challenges? Finally, will the VoIP legislation pending before Congress supplement or preempt the FCC’s decision? Join public safety administrators and legal and policy experts to hear the latest E911 news from Washington and around the country.

The situation regarding regulation of VoIP providers is in constant flux. Moderated by Donna Epps of Deloitte & Touche LLP, this panel discussion on VoIP regulatory and compliance issues will address the status of efforts to come into compliance with the FCC's new E911 rules, the FCC's proceeding on the regulatory classification of VoIP service, and the impact of potential regulatory mandates in the future.