History of 911
July 1937
Britain implements its 999 emergency phone service.
February 1967
Commission of Law Enforcement recommends single contact number for police within a metro area.
November 1967
FCC sends Congress comments on Resolution 361 which supports the concept of a single nationwide emergency number.
January 1968
AT&T announces their designation of 911 as a universal emergency number.
February 1968
First 911 call placed in Haleyville, AL by Speaker of the House Rankin.
Fite to the City Hall answering point.
April 1970
First 911 center installed in Odessa, Texas.
Mid 1970's
Alameda County pilots project for selective routing of 911 calls, until this time all 911 calls are routed via hard wired connections.
July 1978
First federally-financed trial of selective routing E911 goes on-line in Alameda County. System provides ANI but no ALI.
December 1982
Minneapolis St. Paul area implements an E911 system that is the first
multi-county enhanced system in the country.
October 1999
President Clinton signs Senate Bill 800 which designates 911 as the national emergency telephone number.
October 2001
St. Clair County, IL is the first 911 center in the country to provide Phase II wireless E911 for Verizon customer. Rhode Island begins state-wide Phase II for Sprint with GPS handsets.
E911 Solutions Include:
