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Ofcom wants 999 access from VoIP providers

Ian Grant
Friday 27 July 2007 12:00

Communications regulatorOfcomwantsvoice over Internet Protocol(VoIP) service providers to let their customers dial999in emergencies.

Ofcom said nearly 80% of VoIP users did not know if their calls to 999 would go through.

In proposals published today Ofcom said any VoIP service that allows users to make calls to ordinary phone numbers must also offer access to 999 by early 2008.

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