Hendry County completes rollover to next‑generation 911; text‑to‑911 testing with some carriers still pending
Emergency Management Director Robert Pastula reported Hendry County has migrated to a next‑generation 911 platform; AT&T/FirstNet and T‑Mobile can now send texts to 911, while Comcast and Verizon tests remained pending and were scheduled for follow‑up.
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Emergency Management Director Robert Pastula told the board April 14 that Hendry County's 911 system has completed a rollover to a next‑generation platform that improves data handling and capabilities. Pastula said testing shows AT&T, FirstNet and T‑Mobile can pass text‑to‑911 messages to the county's centers; Comcast and Verizon were scheduled for subsequent tests to complete full coverage.
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