Verizon Wireless picked TeleCommunication Systems to help it provide text-to-911 services, the...
Verizon Wireless picked TeleCommunication Systems to help it provide text-to-911 services, the carrier said Thursday. The initiative will let customers send texts to 911 call centers. “Verizon is at the forefront of 911 public-safety innovations, and today’s announcement is another…
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step in making SMS-to-911 service available to those who cannot make a voice call to 911,” said Marjorie Hsu, Verizon Wireless vice president of technology. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski called Verizon Wireless President Dan Meade on Thursday afternoon to congratulate the carrier on its plan to become the first U.S. wireless carrier to offer nationwide text-to-911 services, an agency spokeswoman said by email. “The Chairman commended the company for offering consumers another way to reach 911 that is consistent with how millions of consumers already use mobile devices in their daily lives."