With all of the stories of FCC regulation of VoIP E911 services, the estimated one million VoIP 911 calls per year statistic we came across today is interesting to note.

There will be a press conference on April 13th in conjunction with the National Public Safety Telecommunications Week:

An estimated 82 million wireless 9-1-1 calls will be made this year, and more then 1-million-plus additional Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) 9-1-1 calls. Public safety responders need to locate these callers in order to effectively dispatch emergency services. A distinguished panel of telecommunications, public safety and regulatory experts will address this critical requirement that affects a growing portion of the population.

Speakers will discuss:

• The progress made in implementing wireless and VoIP E9-1-1 services throughout the country
• Key 9-1-1 statistics
• Technology – what needs to happen to ensure Americans can continue to rely on 9-1-1
• Legislative and regulatory update on what is being done to ensure all States are moving to implement E9-1-1
• In addition, a live data-feed broadcast will showcase TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) Network Operation Center (NOC) showing actual live wireless and Voice over IP 9-1-1 emergency calls taking place

WH0:

• Wanda McCarley, President, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International (APCO)
• Gregory L. Rohde, E9-1-1 Institute Executive Director
• Julie Veach, Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
• Tim Lorello, Senior Vice President, TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS)