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TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Three Florida counties today announced their participation in a Next Generation E911 network being deployed by EMBARQ. The new services offer the counties regional interoperability for 911 call-delivery via MPLS and an easy migration path for the delivery of multi-media input streams into their PSAPs when the standards are finalized. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060516/EMBARQLOGO) Using a State of Florida 911 grant,...
Get Ready to Dial the Area Code for All Local Calls GREENWICH, Conn., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning May 16, Verizon customers within the 203 area code should begin dialing the area code plus the seven-digit number for all local calls. The Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control has ordered the implementation of the 203/475 area-code "overlay" to ensure a continuing supply of telephone numbers in the state. A statewide mandatory 10-digit dialing plan will also be implemented....
A controversial new phone service was unveiled this week that allows users to unblock Caller ID information that the caller uses to hide their numbers or names from being displayed, the AFP reported.TrapCall allows users of certain AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA phones to see who is calling them from a blocked Caller ID.When users of the service receive a call with blocked information, they can reject the call, and their phone will then ring again, this time displaying the number of the...
Fax Machines, Computer Modems, Burglar Alarms Must Be Programmed by End of February to Dial Area Code First CHARLESTON, W.Va., Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- West Virginians should add an important New Year's resolution to their list for 2009 -- getting ready for the state's upcoming change to 10-digit dialing for all local calls. Verizon urges residents and businesses to reprogram fax machines and other equipment and services to dial the area code plus seven-digit phone number on all calls that...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- VIXXI Solutions announced today that they have concluded testing of their Reverse Geo-Coder. The first-in-industry technology enables public safety answering points (PSAPs) to receive address information of wireless emergency callers, without costly investment in a mapping system. VIXXI's Reverse Geo-Coder works by obtaining a device's x, y, and z coordinates from either its GPS or PDE signal, working both indoors and out, and...
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- This weekend, the change to Eastern Standard Time is also a good time to get ready for West Virginia's upcoming change to local 10-digit dialing. As West Virginians reset their clocks, Verizon urges residents and businesses to reprogram fax machines and other equipment and services to dial the area code plus seven-digit phone number on all calls that previously only required seven digits. Customers should practice 10-digit local dialing now. In...
