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Subject: Re: Enhanced 911
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Date: 21 Mar 90 12:21:37 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 189, Message 4 of 10


In article <5231@accuvax.nwu.edu>  Volume 10, Issue 177, Message 5 of 10
Steve Swingler writes:

>     Enhanced 911 *CAN* be implemented from many large PBXs.  It
>simply requires the use of ANI trunks and an accurate database.  It
>has been done by several different groups...the one that comes to mind
>is the City of Seattle.  They use several NT SL-1 switches, and they
>all provide accurate E911 data to the E911 Operator.

>     The problem with the previously mentioned apartment complexes is
>the lack of pressure on the owners of the places to spend the money to
>fully implement E911, just in case it is ever needed.

Steve in correct in purely technical terms.  Many PBX's have AIOD
(Automatic Idenification of Outward Dialing) capability.  The reason
it is seldom used is refusal of the local phone companies to offer the
service.

Why?  It lets the PBX vendor compete with Centrex.  The phone
companies boast about the billing info they can provide on Centrex
stations, and use it as a marketing tool.  They then refuse to offer
AIOD to prevent equal capability to PBX vendors.  The reason AIOD was
developed was to let telco installed PBX's do this.

I have fought this battle with Ohio Bell and GTE Ohio for over ten
years.  And now they are using E911 as another reason to buy Centrex.

I have no problems with the telco doing this.  They should be required
to offer AIOD and DID lines tarrifed at reasonable prices as part of
their Centrex offering, and not be allowed to set up a marketing
advantage by denying these services.

(Repeat of same argument applies to telco payphones and COCOT access
lines: a level playing field should be required.)


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