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Durham, N.C., Enables Text-to-911 Technology

Source: Raleigh News & Observer | Durham, N.C. | August 3, 2011



Durham residents and visitors who are Verizon Wireless customers can send a text message to 911 for emergency help as part of a six-month trial. The Durham Emergency Communication Center is the first 911 center in North Carolina, as well as the second 911 center in the United States, to enable “text-to-911” technology.
 

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