Re: How relable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat)

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 15:58:47 GMT, Roland Perry <nanog@internetpolicyagency.com> said:

And you also need a way to persuade the Ambulance Service not to terminate their calls via VoIP, or send dispatch instructions via public-IP over GSM (or whatever) to their vehicles.

We often can't get the owners of the fiber to 'fess up to the actual physical path, when we're trying to build out diversity. What makes you think the Ambulance Service will have the competency to have any *clue* where their dial tone actually comes from and goes to?