NEW YORK - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION - PROPOSAL FOR THE PROVISION OF UNIVERSAL EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER '911' BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES - CASE 26443

• NCJ Number: 67604
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 29 pages
• Corporate Author: New York State
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE FULL TEXT IS PRESENTED OF A REVISED PROPOSAL CONCERNING PROVISION OF THE EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER 911 BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES FOR NEW YORK STATE.

Abstract

THE REVISION OF THE 1973 REPORT BY THE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (NEW YORK) WAS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL. IT INCORPORATES THE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS IN THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL MADE BY MEMBERS OF THE U.S. CONGRESS, THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, NEW YORK STATE TELEPHONE COMPANIES, VARIOUS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND FIREFIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS. REVISIONS IN OBJECTIVES CONCERN THE LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE REQUIRED DURING 'OVERFLOWS' OF EMERGENCY CALLS AND ACCEPTABLE METHODS OF INTERCEPTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID PLACED WITH THE 'VACANT' SEVEN-DIGIT EMERGENCY NUMBER. THE FULL TEXT OF THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL IS ATTACHED. (LGR)