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House panel approves study of how to fund next-generation 911
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The House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee voted to pass House Resolution 429 (LC 550565) to create a five-member study committee to examine funding for Next Generation 911. The Georgia Emergency Communications Authority told the committee fees tied to phone lines are increasingly outdated and supported a study.
The House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee voted to pass House Resolution 429 (LC 550565), which establishes a five-member study committee to examine funding for Next Generation 911, committee members said.
Representative Martin introduced the resolution as a way to examine how Georgia funds emergency 911 services as the technology that carries calls shifts from traditional phone lines to voice-over-IP and other services. “The traditional manner of this much per phone…
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