House Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif.,...
House Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., said in a news release Tuesday that last week’s Boston Marathon attack shows the need for states to move forward on next-generation 911. “First responders in Boston did not hesitate and, without…
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question, saved lives,” Eshoo said. “We owe it to them and to the public to ensure the best possible emergency response technology is being utilized.” Eshoo cited a recent GAO report (http://1.usa.gov/17sEwN7) that said states are making progress on E-911 and that as of March, 98 percent of public safety answering points are capable of receiving Phase I location information and 97 percent have implemented Phase II for at least one carrier (CD April 19 p12). “The GAO report shows states are making good use of funds to implement enhanced 9-1-1 services that can pinpoint the location of emergency callers,” Eshoo said. “But it also shows we are still in the early phases of implementing Next Generation 9-1-1 technology that gives 9-1-1 call centers the ability to receive text, photos and video directly from bystanders at the scene of an emergency.”