
A Funding Emergency for 911 Calls
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A tax that relies on disappearing land-line phones isn’t generating enough money to keep 911 systems operating properly or deal with incessant “pocket dial” 911 calls from cellphones.
Oklahoma Watch (http://oklahomawatch.org/author/bradgibson/page/3/)
A tax that relies on disappearing land-line phones isn’t generating enough money to keep 911 systems operating properly or deal with incessant “pocket dial” 911 calls from cellphones.
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