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Pocket Dialed 9-1-1 Calls - PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fact:  Across Ontario, thousands of pocket dialed 9-1-1 calls are made every day; approximately 200-300 calls per day in Toronto alone. That's 10% of the total volume of 9-1-1 calls!

Click on the links below to learn more how you can help to alleviate this problem for YOUR Emergency Services;

OAB911 Media Release

OPP Media Release - Pocket dialed 9-1-1 calls

York Regional Police Media Release - Pocket dialed 9-1-1 calls

                                                    

Following are some educational links regarding "pocket dialed" 9-1-1 calls;

Canadian Wireless Telecommunication Association - "Dialing 9-1-1"

CBC News web site - "Police Launch Campaign to End 9-1-1 Pocket Dials"

VIMEO web site (City of Calgary) - "Accidental Calls to 9-1-1"

 

Wireless Phase II E9-1-1

The following documents presented at the NENA (National Emergency Number Association) Conference and Trade Show hosted in London, Ontario from 12-16 September, 2009, relate to the implementation of Wireless (Cellular) Enhance 9-1-1 Service as well as Next Generation 9-1-1 Service (NG 9-1-1) across Canada.


OAB 911 Public Service Announcement

   OAB 911 Public Service Announcement  (Video)

 

 

Other Announcements

Telecom Decision - CRTC 2010-224
CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee – Improving access to emergency services for people with hearing and speech disabilities.

Ontario Provincial Police - VoIP Alert
Ontario Provincial Police public alert regarding VoIP phone services and their limitations as it relates to 911 service.

Can Help Find You When You Call 911?
Article dated September 1, 2006 appeared in DECIMA'S Network News, Volume 26, Issue 16

911 Advisory Board Seeks Your Assistance - 31 July, 2006
Resolution is a follow-up to the OGRA/ROMA workshop entitled "Call 911 We're Out of Money".

Resolution to all Members of Council - 25 May, 2006