All the stories tagged with 911
Internet-Based Messaging Providers Should Support Text-To-911 Too, Suggests FCC
12/13/2012, The FCC has been acting like the voice of truth and reason lately. Just a week after asking the FAA to allow the use of electronic devices during flights, the agency is now suggesting that wireless carriers and Internet-based messaging [...]
Man dials 911 with butt during alleged drug deal
08/12/2012, Talk about having a stinking problem – it seems that during an alleged drug deal, a man dialed 911 by accident using of all things, his butt. Yes sir, the part of your body which has one of the softest [...]
Text, photos and videos coming to 911
08/11/2011, “Dial 911″ – that seems to be the standard operating procedure for folks who are in a tight spot, especially if you’re in a medical emergency or a life threatening situation and need help, pronto! According to FCC Chairman Julius [...]
Ooma VOIP service adds 911 notification
05/10/2011, One of the issue with VOIP is that 911 calls are not always connected directly to emergency services. The FCC site even states: “Not all VoIP services connect directly to emergency services through 9-1-1. For additional information”. Even if the [...]
MagicJack accused of avoiding 911 fees
01/17/2011, The Kanawha County Commission in Florida has accused YMAX Communications and its subsidiary, MagicJack, for failing to collect 911 fees from customers and pay the county. MagicJack’s argument is that it’s not an Internet telephone company as defined by the [...]
FCC Proposes 911 Emergency Service To Be Updated To Support Texting
11/22/2010, The FCC has proposed some major changes to the 911 emergency service as it was stressed that the technological limitations of 911 can have tragic, real-world consequences. The idea is to bring the 911 service into the modern era by [...]
Fix For Rogers Dream And Magic Now Available
01/24/2010, Folks who own a Dream or Magic will probably already know that there have been some problems with the devices recently, and as such, GPS had to be disabled on those phones. Fortunately HTC has come up with the necessary [...]
Rogers HTC Magic Also Yanked Off Shelves
01/20/2010, It seems that the HTC Dream isn’t the only phone on Rogers’ network to be affected by the 911 bug. Next in line is the HTC Magic, and the carrier is issuing the same warning to HTC Magic owners, recommending [...]
