There's a lot of kerfuffle around about the possibility of lots of US VoIP/PSTN hybrid users having service cut off. This because they haven't provided positive acknowledgement of the limits of VoIP phones for emergency service, as per an FCC mandate.
But is this really so hard?
"Before we can connect you call, federal regulations require your acknowledgement of the following message."
"Are you the subscriber? If yes, press 1, blah blah."
"This telephone service has the following emergency service limitations... blah blah blah."
"To acknowledge receipt of this message, at the tone please speak your name, and press the hash key. You will then be connected to the number you dialled."
What could be better than using telephony technology to solve political schenanigans by the incumbents?
Or am I being hopelessly naive?
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