[Asterisk-Users] Re: Asterisk-Users Digest, Vol 10, Issue 117

[Justin Newman]

> Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 15:17:53 -0700
> From: "trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com" <trixter at 0xdecafbad.com>
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] 911 Options
> To: Ira Burton <ira.burton at gmail.com>, Asterisk Users Mailing List -
>
> On Sun, 2005-05-15 at 15:55 -0600, Ira Burton wrote:
> > I am curious if anybody has pointers on the best way to get the 7
> > digit PSAP number for an area.  I am thinking about making a '911'
> > extension that will dial the PSAP number, wait for the PSAP to answer
> > and play a message giving the address of the originating call, and
> > replay the the information every three minutes.  I am concerned what
> > may happen if my children try to dial 911 in an emergency but do not
> > yet know our address.
> >
>
> You can buy them on CD, however to do E911 you have to have a special
> trunk to the switch that the PSAP is off of, which transmits the E parts
> of E911 not just the audio.
>
> Where to buy them I dont know offhand, I do specifically recall seeing
> pages that sold national CDs (how adt, onstar, even other PSAPs contact
> a specific PSAP when needed).

You can buy them from a few different vendors. Last I checked it was like
$50,000. You can also just call up your state administrators for PSAP. Keep
in mind that numbers can change, though, which is why updates are important.

Justin Newman
Newman Telecom, Inc.