NH planning 911 system to handle e-mail, photos, texts
Nearly $5M spent on project 'several years away' from complete upgrade
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By Norma Love
The Associated Press
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CONCORD, N.H. — The state's emergency services director, Bruce Cheney, envisions the day when New Hampshire's 911 service will catch up with today's cellular technology and accept text messages, photos, video, and e-mails about crimes and other emergencies.
Cheney has asked the Legislature for permission to use nearly $4 million collected from telephone users for emergency services to prepare New Hampshire for the next generation of 911. He also has a $1 million federal grant to spend on the project.
"We're still several years away from a complete upgrade to next generation, partly because even at the federal level decisions haven't been made about the parameters,'' he said. "The concept has not been totally fleshed out. New Hampshire is probably ahead of most states.''
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