<s>
The	O
Videophone	B-Application
Inspection	O
Program	O
(	O
VIP	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
U.S.	O
Customs	O
and	O
Border	O
Protection	O
program	O
that	O
enables	O
boaters	O
entering	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
from	O
Canada	O
to	O
be	O
inspected	O
face-to-face	O
by	O
a	O
CBP	O
inspector	O
upon	O
arrival	O
at	O
a	O
selected	O
reporting	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
US	O
Immigration	O
and	O
Naturalization	O
Service	O
(	O
INS	O
)	O
was	O
mandated	O
by	O
Congress	O
to	O
design	O
,	O
develop	O
and	O
deploy	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
videophone	B-Application
inspection	O
stations	O
at	O
four	O
specific	O
marinas	O
along	O
the	O
US-Canada	O
border	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
1997	O
boating	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
INS	O
,	O
The	O
US	O
Department	O
Of	O
Transportation	O
's	O
Volpe	O
Center	O
designed	O
and	O
developed	O
a	O
weatherproof	O
videophone	B-Application
system	I-Application
using	O
commercially	O
available	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
videophone	B-Application
system	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
video	O
transceiver	O
developed	O
by	O
8x8	O
and	O
is	O
housed	O
within	O
a	O
Gaitronics	O
weatherproof	O
housing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
INS	O
directed	O
its	O
contractor	O
Electronic	O
Data	O
Systems	O
to	O
develop	O
another	O
videophone	B-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
system	O
was	O
called	O
the	O
Outlying	B-Application
Area	I-Application
Reporting	I-Application
Station	I-Application
(	O
OARS	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
shores	O
of	O
Grand	O
Lake	O
in	O
Orient	O
,	O
Maine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
design	O
was	O
not	O
deployed	O
elsewhere	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
OARS	O
name	O
is	O
sometimes	O
used	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
current	O
overall	O
videophone	B-Application
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customs	O
and	O
Border	O
Protection	O
continues	O
to	O
operate	O
and	O
maintain	O
the	O
Videophone	B-Application
Inspection	O
Program	O
,	O
mostly	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
videophones	B-Application
can	O
be	O
found	O
at	O
or	O
near	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
deployment	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
