911 Industry Alliance: Welcome

	January 23, 2008 911 Call Lost During Mom's Kidnapping
	December 6, 2007 Attempts to reach 911 following Tuesday’s fatal industrial accident were unsuccessful as the calls were greeted by a recording, according to a police report.
	January 28, 2008 The financial impact of fast-changing and improving technology – including proliferation of cellular phones as the primary telephone for many consumers – requires revisiting the financing mechanism for Mississippi’s 911 and E911 emergency call networks.
	April 2007 “Do not hang up. You’ve reached the Fort Worth Police Department. If you are in need of emergency police, fire or medical attention, stay on the line. Do not hang up.” Those are the recorded words that greeted almost 1 of 5 people who placed emergency calls to the Fort Worth Police Department’s 911 call center in the summer, according to an analysis of department data by the Star-Telegram.
	February 28, 2008 After hearing a recorded message, “You have reached 911, please stay on the line,” the callers had to wait from a few seconds to more than a minute before an operator picked up. Some callers hung up before anyone answered.
	December 2007 Milton-Freewater (WA) woman dies as inability to pinpoint cell-phone call hinders response
	January 2, 2008 As fires raged across Bexar County on New Year’s Day, many people calling 9-1-1 got a busy signal. Why? The emergency system was overwhelmed.
TR Daily	Public safety community praises report recommending '911' changes. Recent article discusses 9IA's report.

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