About the SMSGOV

Posted on October 3, 2009 by smsgov

SMSGOV.com is home to the Toll Free Advisory Committee (TAC). The Toll Free Advisory Committee (TAC) is a self regulated association of telecom companies. We work as an external layer within the toll free industry. We aggregate news and information involving Responsible Organizations and regulatory agencies including the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Service Management System (SMS800.)

We provide a public resource on the topics of telecom and 800 numbers that are accessible to the general public.

SMSGOV is not affiliated or endorsed by the United States Government.
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Industry Compliance

One Purpose of the Tollfree Advisory Committee (TAC) is to assist in arbitrating disputes between subscribers/Responsible Organizations/the Government/and end users of telephone and communications services.

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Contacts

inquiries should be sent to: domain(at)sms-gov.us

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VoIP Lines Problematic With 911 Dialing

Posted on October 3, 2009 by smsgov

The Timesunion.com is reporting troubles with broadband phone service and 911. Phone service over the Internet can cause problems for callers trying to reach 911 that traditional phone lines (and fiber optic technology) don’t have. Emergency assistance professionals are advising callers whose home phone line is the Internet to manually check to see that the 911 system knows where to find them.

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