“Dedicated and hard-working public safety officials who answer and respond to Americans in times of need are being inundated by accidental wireless calls to 911," FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly wrote in a blog post last year. “This is a huge waste of resources, raises the cost of providing 911 services … and increases the risk that legitimate 911 calls — and first responders — will be delayed."
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