"Text-to-911"
Steuben County E9-1-1 Communication Center Is First in New York State to Launch Text to 9-1-1 for Verizon Wireless Customers
March 26, 2013Verizon Wireless customers in Steuben County can now send a short message service (SMS) text message to 911 for emergency…
Read full articleExtended 9-1-1 Service Planned in Rockingham County
March 4, 2013A few years ago, the idea of texting an emergency to 9-1-1 would have sounded far-fetched. But with more people communicating through text messages than ever before, emergency officials say it only makes sense for dispatchers to start accepting texts and even pictures from accident scenes in the future.
Read full articlePublic Safety & Emerging Technology: NG9-1-1, Text to 9-1-1 & More
January 30, 2013“Don’t be scared; be smart,” Mark S. Adams, director, principal architect networks and communications, Northrop Grumman Information Systems, advised attendees…
Read full articleNew Jersey: New 9-1-1-Text Technology Hailed in Camden County
December 27, 2012Camden County’s ability to accept 9-1-1 text messages this summer will lead the state with a technology advance that will better protect residents, officials said.
Read full articleYork County, Va., Launches Text-to-9-1-1 Service
December 11, 2012Yesterday the York-Poquoson-Williamsburg Emergency Communications Center in Virginia launched a first-office application of text-to-9-1-1 service with Verizon Wireless and Telecommunications Systems, Inc. (TCS). APCO President Terry Hall, who also serves as the Chief of Emergency Communications for the combined emergency call center, was joined at the announcement by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Public Safety Bureau Chief David Turetsky and Deputy Chief David Furth, as well as officials from Verizon Wireless, TCS, Cassidian and Motorola.
Read full articlePhone Companies to Relay 9-1-1 Texts by May 2014
December 10, 2012The Federal Communications Commission says the nation’s four largest wireless carriers have agreed to relay text messages to text-enabled 9-1-1 call centers by May 2014.
Read full articleAPCO Joins in Voluntary Industry Agreement to Offer Text to 9-1-1 Services
December 7, 2012The nation’s four largest wireless carriers, joined by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), announced yesterday an agreement on a voluntary commitment to offer text-to-9-1-1 services. APCO International helped ensure the agreement will best meet the needs of the public safety community and other stakeholders.
Read full articleState Maps for 9-1-1 Calls
September 6, 2012Remember the vivid and graphic images that the Mars Rover took of the Red Planet? That same technology will be used later this year in Shelby County.
Read full articleSMS Text to 9-1-1: Do You Have a Game Plan?
August 9, 2012Recent announcements that several major carriers will be launching national-level solutions for sending SMS texts to 9-1-1 have created a…
Read full articleDurham 9-1-1 Center Texting Option to Continue for Verizon Wireless Customers
August 7, 2012DURHAM, N.C. – After a year-long trial period to gauge the effectiveness of the new “text-to-911” technology, the Durham Emergency…
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