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Posted by T on December 8, 2007, 11:09 pm
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@bbs.cpcn.com says...
>
> > That is why you have a STATE wide E-911 system. But then here in RI we
> > don't really pay much attention to county's except for the judicial
> > system having branches in Providence, Newport and Washington counties.
>
> My 911 is run by the county, not the state. Except for very small
> states, I can't see a 911 system being statewide because it would be
> too big and bulky with far too many public safety units. States may
> help counties/municipalities/districts with their 911 systems, but I'd
> be surprised if there are statewide systems. (If there are, please
> share details).
There's no reason you couldn't have a hierarchical setup for E-911
services in a large state. Make all calls go to state, which then
transfers automatically to county or city level based upon the Intrado
database lookup.
>
> > The E-911 here is a government entity, not an entity owned by Verizon.
> > That helps a lot
>
> I don't understand what you mean. AFAIK, everything about 911 is
> owned and operated by the govt, not the local phoneco. The local
> phoneco may provide the incoming lines, ANI, and the number-address
> translation table, but that's it.
>
> I will note that years ago Bell System operators acted as unofficial
> "911" front ends in that subscribers were instructed they could tell
> the 0-operator the details of an emergency if they couldn't stay on
> the line. The Bell System was once very proud of their operators who
> assisted in emergencies and publicized it. Now of course they do
> everything to discourage people from dialing 0 for any reason.
Dialing 0 on Vonage gets you nothing at all.
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