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Articles tagged with: 911
Iowa 911 call center becomes first to accept texts
An emergency call center in the basement of the county jail in Waterloo, Iowa, became the first in the country to accept text messages sent to "911," starting Wednesday. more
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
.. "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 r more
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Germany to Require Active SIM Card to Make Emergency Calls
Germany's telecoms regulator, the Federal Network Agency has announced a subtle change to the regulations covering emergency calls made from mobile phones. Under the change, starting on 1 July 2009, emergency calls made from mobile phones in Germany will only be possible with an active SIM card. more
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Lithuania Warned Over Providing Mobile Location of Emergency Callers
The European Commission has sent a formal warning to Lithuania calling 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 again. more
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Italy Urged to Provide Mobile Location Services for Emergency Calls
..dispatching help.112 is the pan-European equivalent to 911 in the USA. more
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While walking or driving, cell phones increase traffic, pedestrian fatalities
..arly 1990s, and increasing numbers of cells were used to call 911 following accidents, leading to a drop in fatalities, explains Loeb. But this life-saving effect was canceled out once the numbers of phones reached a "critical mass" o more
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Locating Emergency Callers Improving in the USA
..n (NENA) has reported that ninety-five percent of Americans now reside in areas where wireless 911 service includes the delivery of the user's callback number and estimated caller location to the appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) more
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Canadian Operators Told to Improve 911 Locations Based Services
..ven Canadian wireless service providers a one-year deadline to upgrade their emergency phone ( 911) services. By February 1, 2010, at the latest, emergency responders must be able to determine the location of a person using a cellphone to call more
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New Car-Ignition Key can Jam Mobile Phones
..r calling 911 or other numbers pre-approved by the parents - most likely the parents' own cell numbers. Incoming calls and texts are automatically answered with a message saying, "I am driving now. I will call you later when I arrive at the more
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