Wis. 911 public safety officials cautioned that consumers who por...
Wis. 911 public safety officials cautioned that consumers who ported their landline phone number to their wireless phone and gave up the landline service could lose E911 location capability. The Wis. Assn. of Public Safety Communications Officers cautioned that…
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it could take up to 3 years before wireless E911 location identification was in place statewide. The officials said the problem could be critical for wireless users with young children, elderly residents or persons with serious medical problems who might be able to dial 911 on a cellphone but not to describe where they were. They said households with persons in those categories would be better off staying with a landline phone until wireless E911 was statewide.