Articles tagged with: 112 and E 911

Cash-strapped states raid 911 funds

More than $200 million collected from cell phone users for upgrades to the 911 system has been diverted in the last two years to plug state budget holes, keep campaign promises and, in at least one case, buy police uniforms, an Associated Press analysis has found. more

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Research highlights deficiencies in Canada's proposed wireless E911 services

Canadian public safety experts view Canada as "late in the game" in adopting new rules to implement wireless enhanced emergency (E911) services and there is a definitive need for regulators to play a stronger role in setting national wireless E911 policies and standards, a new research study conducted by IDC Canada reveals.  more

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Lithuania Warned Over Providing Mobile Location of Emergency Callers

..ing on it to ensure that the location of people calling the single European emergency number 112 from their mobile phones is made available to emergency services. Lithuania could be fined if the case proceeds to the European Court of Justice  more

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Italy Urged to Provide Mobile Location Services for Emergency Calls

Caller location information is still not available to emergency services from all mobile 112 calls in Italy, as required by EU rules, despite a judgement from the European Court of Justice in January calling on Italy to make this happen. The European Commission has now decided to send a letter of formal notice to Italy requesting it to comply with the judgement and to ensure that caller location information is available to emergency services for all 112 calls.  more

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