U.S. President Bush Signs New And Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act in Washington

U.S. President George W. Bush signs H.R. 3403, the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 (L-R) Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) and Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) look on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on July 23, 2008. The bill allows subscribers of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone service have the same access as standard landlines when they call 911. (UPI Photo/Alex Wong/POOL)