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  2. 911 (emergency telephone number) - Wikipedia

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    The first use of a national emergency telephone number began in the United Kingdom in 1937 using the number 999, which continues to this day. [6] In the United States, the first 911 service was established by the Alabama Telephone Company and the first call was made in Haleyville, Alabama, in 1968 by Alabama Speaker of the House Rankin Fite and answered by U.S. Representative Tom Bevill.

  3. Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act - Wikipedia

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    To ensure a comprehensive approach to emergency service throughout the country, the 911 Act directs the FCC to make 911 the universal emergency number for wireline and wireless telephone service and to establish appropriate transition periods for areas in which 911 is not in use as an emergency telephone number on the date of enactment of the ...

  4. Emergency telephone number - Wikipedia

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    Most GSM mobile phones have 112, 999 and 911 as pre-programmed emergency numbers that are always available. [26] The SIM card issued by the operator can contain additional country-specific emergency numbers that can be used even when roaming abroad. The GSM network can also update the list of well-known emergency numbers when the phone ...

  5. The nation’s 911 system is on the brink of its own emergency

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    The U.S. debuted a single, universal 911 emergency number in February 1968 to simplify crisis response. But instead of a seamless national program, the 911 response network has evolved into a ...

  6. Timeline to crisis. The 911 Emergency call system has only been around since the late 1960s.Before that callers had to either call police or fire directly or call an operator for help connecting them.

  7. List of emergency telephone numbers - Wikipedia

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    111 – emergency number in New Zealand; 112 – emergency number across the European Union and on GSM mobile networks across the world; 119 – emergency number in Jamaica and parts of Asia; 122 – emergency number for specific services in several countries; 911emergency number in North America and parts of the Pacific; 999 – emergency ...

  8. Public safety answering point - Wikipedia

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    The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) long-term solution for emergency calling, referred to as the i3 Solution, assumes end-to-end Internet Protocol (IP) signaling from the Voice over IP (VoIP) endpoint to an IP-enabled Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), with callback and caller location information provided to the PSAP with the call.

  9. Did you know you could text 911 in an emergency? How it ... - AOL

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    Residents of Ada and Canyon counties can text 911 and enjoy the same services that calling the emergency line would provide. In fact, that’s been the case for a while now.