November 23, 2010 in Blog, Mobile Industry News by Nicholas
“Next Gen 911″ system will accept SMS text messages
If you live in Blackhawk, Iowa and find yourself in the midst of an emergency, you now have an alternative to calling 911. You can send a text message instead.
The FCC announced today that it is considering overhauling the 911 system, a project dubbed “NG 9-1-1 What’s Next” – or Next Gen 9-1-1 – to accept not only text messages, but video and photos, too. Blackhawk, Iowa seems to be the first pilot location in this process.
In a press release quoted by Wired magazine, the FCC cites scenarios surrounding the shootings at Virginia Tech in 2007: Read more »
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