Bill Clinton: “First, it will make 9-1-1 the universal emergency telephone number for…”

On the recordOctober 25, 1999

First, it will make 9-1-1 the universal emergency telephone number for wireless and 'wireline' telephones across the United States.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on Signing the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999

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