Wireless upgrades for 9-1-1 service
Posted Feb 7, 2010 06:35:18 AM.
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The next time you call 9-1-1 on your cell phone local police will be able to track down your location in a much better way.
The wireless upgrades are about a week old now.
Telus has worked with waterloo regional police and Meghan Fielding with the company tells 570 news it’s a way for emergency operators to give a fairly accurate location to emergency responders.
This upgrade country-wide now gives them a specific location within about 50 metres.
She says more than half of the 9-1-1 calls made are made on mobile phones.
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