HOLMDEL, N.J., Sept. 15 - Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG), a leading provider of broadband telephone service, today announced that its subscribers in Los Angeles, California, are now equipped with Enhanced 911 (E911) - a feature that automatically associates a physical address with the calling party's telephone number.
In addition to Los Angeles, Vonage recently turned up E911 at more than 125 local run emergency call centers across the U.S. in less than one month -- bringing the total percentage of Vonage U.S. subscriber lines that have E911 to over 89 percent.
Vonage's nomadic E911 solution gives customers the ability to reach a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), or 911 center, through the dedicated 911 network infrastructure. With Vonage's nomadic E911 solution, a customer's call is automatically routed to the appropriate 911 center, with the caller's registered street address and telephone number appearing on the dispatcher screen -- regardless of where or what exchange they are calling from. Vonage was the first to provide nomadic VoIP E911 in California, and will continue to turn up and test new PSAPs that are VoIP-ready every day.
"Turning up Los Angeles is a tremendous step for Vonage, as thousands more subscriber lines in California, one of Vonage's largest markets, now have full E911 capability," said Vonage CEO Mike Snyder. "In less than one month, Vonage equipped more than 100 locally run calling centers with E911. Vonage will continue to work with the FCC, regulators Congress and public safety officials until PSAPs across the nation are equipped with E911."
Since August 21, 2006, Vonage has added the following counties to its list of those with E911 capabilities -- bringing the total number of calling centers with emergency 911 service to over 5700.
STATE COUNTIES FCC ID --
'PSAP IDENTIFIER'
Alabama Bullock 279
Alabama Elmore 273
Alabama Escambia 178
Alabama Jefferson 208
Alabama Lee 132
Alabama Marengo 231
Alabama Marshall 234
Alabama Tallapoosa 127, 272
Arizona Maricopa 491
Arizona Pinal 427
Arkansas Little River 341
California Madera 803
California Alameda 525, 556, 697, 846,
853, 880
California Imperial 705, 562
California Kings 772
California Los Angeles 960, 800, 973, 8117
California Madera 803
California Orange 1043
California Riverside 670, 901
California Sacramento 738
California San Bernardino 889
California San Diego 775, 671
California Santa Clara 935
California Solano 990
California Sonoma 871, 673
Colorado Teller 1114
Florida Clay 1609
Florida De Soto 1495
Florida Gilchrist 1516
Florida Washington 1682
Georgia Appling 1694
Georgia Bleckley 1708
Georgia Walton 1872
Idaho Jerome 2095
Illinois Cook 2447, 2432, 2140
Illinois Jefferson 2354
Illinois Lake 2503
Indiana Jefferson 2594
Iowa Black Hawk 1902
Iowa Cherokee 1918
Iowa Clinton 1926
Iowa Davis 1932
Iowa Emmet 1940
Iowa Greene 1948
Iowa Grundy 1949
Iowa Ida 1960
Iowa Sioux 2014
Kentucky Boyle 6210
Kentucky Campbell 2882
Kentucky Fayette 2971
Kentucky Pendleton 3010
Louisiana East Baton Rouge 3148
Louisiana Livingston 8099
Louisiana Rapides 3113
Louisiana St. James 3126
Louisiana St. John the Baptist 3127
Louisiana West Baton Rouge 3142
Maine Androscoggin 3262
Maine Cumberland 3251
Maine Kennebec 3258
Michigan Allegan 3310
Michigan Berrien 3332, 3506, 3563
Michigan Kalamazoo 3427
Michigan Macomb 3561
Michigan Mecosta 3461
Michigan Washtenaw 3549, 3573, 3350,
3524, 3315
Minnesota St. Louis 3717
Mississippi Amite 3970
Mississippi Benton 3974, 5770
Mississippi Stone 4093
Nebraska Dawson 4598
New Jersey Hudson 4676
New Mexico De Baca 4911
New Mexico Lincoln 4955
New Mexico Quay 4947
New York Chemung 5053
North Carolina Buncombe 4198
North Carolina Henderson 4297
North Carolina Rutherford 4428
North Carolina Wayne 4475
North Dakota Burleigh 4498
Ohio Ashtabula 5241
Ohio Butler 5277
Ohio Fairfield 5330
Ohio Hamilton 5238, 5355
Ohio Knox 5388
Ohio Portage 5486
Oklahoma Johnston 5662
Oregon Benton 5770
Pennsylvania Clinton 5873
South Carolina Calhoun 6029
Tennessee Blount 6210
Tennessee Campbell 6227
Tennessee Chester 6225
Tennessee Giles 6256
Tennessee Hamilton 6262
Tennessee Henderson 6269
Tennessee Robertson 6342
Tennessee Shelby 6352
Texas Brown 6462
Texas Dallas 6771
Texas Gregg 6608
Texas Kaufman 6939
Texas Mason 6756
Washington Lewis 7300
West Virginia Raleigh 7591
West Virginia Wyoming 7604
Wisconsin Kenosha 7447
Wisconsin Lafayette 7451
Wisconsin Marquette 7459
Wisconsin Walworth 7525
Wyoming Albany 7637
Wyoming Laramie 7636
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* Vonage 911 service operates differently than traditional 911. See
http://www.vonage.com/911 for details. Monthly rates exclude fees for
activation, premium services, regulatory recovery fees & taxes.
International calls are billed per minute. First Month Free offer only
available for the $24.99 Unlimited Plan and covers only the monthly cost
of the plan, other charges & taxes may apply. Credit card & high-speed
Internet req'd. Other restrictions may apply. See http://www.Vonage.com for
complete Terms of Service & details.
About Vonage
Vonage (NYSE: VG) is a leading provider of broadband telephone services with over 2 million subscriber lines. Our award-winning technology enables anyone to make and receive phone calls with a touch tone telephone almost anywhere a broadband Internet connection is available. We offer feature-rich and cost-effective communication services that offer users an experience similar to traditional telephone services.
Our Residential Premium Unlimited and Small Business Unlimited calling plans offer consumers unlimited local and long distance calling, and popular features like call waiting, call forwarding and voicemail -- for one low, flat monthly rate. Vonage's service is sold on the web and through national retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target and is available to customers in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. For more information about Vonage's products and services, please visit http://www.vonage.com.
Vonage Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey. Vonage(R) is a registered trademark of Vonage Marketing Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp.
