911 centers still unable to pinpoint location of many wireless calls
Submitted on April 13, 2006 - 12:00am.
Danielle Trusso - Spring 2006
WASHINGTON – Police, fire and ambulance dispatchers around the country remain unable to track the locations of many distressed callers, despite what many cell-phone toting Americans may think.
A growing number of Americans are using wireless technologies to place 911 calls, including cell phones and Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, telephone calls made over the Internet.
About 82 million wireless 911 calls and a million 911 VoIP calls are made each year, said Timothy Lorello, senior vice president of TeleCommunication Systems Inc., a provider of wireless data solutions.
A growing number of Americans are using wireless technologies to place 911 calls, including cell phones and Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, telephone calls made over the Internet.
About 82 million wireless 911 calls and a million 911 VoIP calls are made each year, said Timothy Lorello, senior vice president of TeleCommunication Systems Inc., a provider of wireless data solutions.
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