Subject: [NEXTEL-1] Gallatin County, Mt. to Offer E-911

From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 22:35:28 -0400

Gallatin County, Mt. to Offer E-911

Cellular One is offering Bozeman, Mt. the technology to allow emergency
dispatch operators to locate a wireless caller. Among the first E-911 service in
Montana, it will provide Gallatin County dispatchers with a wireless identity,
allowing them to trace 911 numbers and the caller's location to the nearest cell
tower. According to the National Emergency Number Association, only one in
10 emergency call centers are equipped with the technology to locate cellular
callers. In addition to Cellular One, other wireless carriers are expected to
start
offering similar service throughout the state
Cell company offers 911 tracing service
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BOZEMAN (AP) -- Cellular One is now offering
technology here that helps 911 operators track
down the origin of mobile phone telephone calls,
the first such service in the state, officials said.
The new service will let county dispatchers
trace 911 call-back numbers and the caller's
location to the nearest cell tower."This is the
first deployment of e-911 technology in the
state of Montana," said Ben Hess, the 911
director for Gallatin County.

Bozeman was chosen as a "model community"
for the program, Hess said, and is the first in the state
to test the new technology.
"Locating individuals who call 911 on a wireless
phone has historically been extremely difficult," said
Bridget Baker, a spokeswoman for Cellular One.
There have been calls from public safety officials
to get the enhanced 911 service across the country.
Creating a system for locating cell phone users who
call 911 has been a challenge for wireless
companies, regulators and workers at the country's
7,000 dispatch centers.

So far only one in 10 emergency call centers has
the equipment needed to precisely locate cellular
callers, according to the National Emergency Number
Association.

Sens. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., and Hillary
Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., have proposed legislation to
provide $500 million in annual grants for updating 911 services and training
emergency workers.  Hess said the Bozeman-area 911 program is just the first phase
in a nationwide effort to track cell phone callers to their specific location.

http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2003/07/22/build/local/58-tracing.inc

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