FCC: Next Generation 911 5-Point Plan to Deal With Text Messages & Photos

There are situations in which people cannot make a voice call to 911 but might be able to send a text message. This was the case in 2007 during the campus shootings at Virginia Tech. Unfortunately, text messages sent to 911 are not processed. Only voice calls are. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been working on something the call Next Generation 911 (NG911). The FCC announced a plan this week to deploy NG911.

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