On Aug 14, 2005, at 3:49 PM, Kathi Anderson wrote:
I really don't see the problem with 911 services. Isn't there another
emergency number that one can use in emergencies?
Actually, in many communities, there is not; 911 is a coordinator of
all emergency services. Time spent calling the 'wrong' number, then
trying to convince the people on the other end that this is a real
emergency and no I can't call 911 is time in which people will die.
Moreover, in an emergency, people remember 911. They'll waste
precious time looking up a phone number to call.
In an area served by a 911 system I believe it's criminal negligence
to offer phone service that doesn't interoperate with it.
I would surmise that the 911 issue is a smokescreen put up by
corporate
interests that are threatened by wide band telephones.
No, it isn't, it is a real issue. There have been deaths over this
issue.
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