Source: smithonvoip.com

The November 28th deadline for VoIP service providers has passed and left most service providers unable to sell their products across a broad market range. We are all hopeful that this is merely a bump in the road; a temporary slow down to the feroucius growth that has occured over the past few years.
With two of the nation’s leading providers (Vonage and AT&T) having less then stellar compliance rates, I am worried that this road bump could turn into a road block. While ever the optimist, I am concerned about the blacklash from prospective consumers given the less then spectacular press 911 connectivity brings to VoIP. With this additional news of a overall lack of E911 compliance, this could substantially slow down the industry.
The E911 problems that service providers are experiencing will ultimately filter down to other portions of the industry, most of whom have substantially less cash flow to fall back on. Hardware Vendors, VAR’s, and Distributors come to mind. Hopefully, our industry leading service providers, will get out thie road bump quickly, and hop back onto the express lane.

Garrett Smith