LOL! Just look at how they handle their wireless service and that will tell you how good the 'new and improved' VOIP system will work. The ONLY reason ATT's current old-timey POTS telephone service is pretty reliable is that much of it was built under the old bell system of the past where 100 percent was an absolute requirement. With the new att (SBC cloak and dagger) it will be just reliable enough to get people not to churn away from them too much. I have an idea for the damn government. Go straighten up your own messes. The FCC itself is nothing more than a revenue generator for Congress via fees, auctions, and fines. Go hire some technical people that have a clue for once FCC to go with the thousands of stupid lawyers you employ! Lawyers come up with stupid ideas like this without understanding WHY when people call 911 they usually get ahold of emergency services instead of saying to themselves "oh it's broke again".
The POTS lines in my area were placed during the days of the Bell System, and there has been no problem. (You can still see the faded logos on the phone line drop terminals. The AT&T Cell Service stinks, about 2/5 Bars.
