RAPID CITY, SD — A South Dakota company is hoping to streamline the way first responders treat patients who are hurt and need assistance.

BRENTWOOD, TN — “Coming soon” to the local 911.

HARRISBURG, IL — It’s being called the next generation of 911 and it’s going to be tested in southern Illinois. Harrisburg is at the center of the testing zone.

Canada is cracking the whip on VoIP providers that have been slow to comply with rules on 911 services, giving its regulatory body the authority to shut them down if they don’t abide by the new requirements.

OLNEY, IL –The county’s effort to implement Next Generation 911 service took another step forward earlier last month.

Public safety is poised to gain its much-coveted control over a 10 Megahertz swath of spectrum known as the D block as well as $7.23 billion for the creation and implementation of a national broadband network under language included in a payroll tax holiday extension approved Feb. 17 by the House and the Senate. The bill (H.R. 3630) also authorizes $115 million in grants...

Voice-Over-Internet telephone services are now required to report significant service outages that can affect 9-1-1 services just like wireline and cell phone carriers.