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Verizon Starting To Deliver Emergency Texts to PSAPs in Hawaii

Verizon told the FCC it agreed to an alternate time frame to begin delivering 911 text messages to six public safety answering points in Hawaii, including the Big Island, Honolulu, Kuai and Maui. The FCC’s PSAP registry had designated these…

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PSAPs as ready for text-to-911 service as of May 27, Verizon said in a filing posted Friday to docket 10-255. The carrier said it worked out an agreement with the Hawaii E-911 Board to instead start delivering emergency texts this month on a phased-in basis.