Did you know that almost without exception, Caller ID is NOT enabled for cell phones?
The Federal Communications Commission mandated that cell phone companies should have auto-locate capability for 911 emergency phone calls.
But, to date, the cell phone companies have NOT complied.
It's the ability to know that a call is coming from "4521 Anywhere Street" that is used with E-911 (enhanced 911, which was invented in Haleyville, AL) that is conspicuously absent in cell phones.
Just today, I heard a SO dispatcher call that said a violent altercation (domestic) was underway with the caller on the line.
The dispatcher could not identify where the call was coming from!
A woman's life could have been lost for that!
And, there are increasingly more and more calls coming from cell phones in residences and businesses where the dispatcher DOES NOT KNOW where the call is coming from!
The delay in getting emergency reponse personnel to the scene - either fire, medical, or police - can mean the difference between life and death.
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