The number of wireless subscribers in our country totals about 68 million, and that number continues to grow. Although being in my fourth term in Congress, the first time I became aware of 911 was as a State Representative in Houston in the early 1980s, and we created a 911 system in Harris County, Texas, due to the cooperation from Harris County and the City of Houston. Then Texas went on to create the 911 system around the State. So it is great to see what we have learned in our individual States... Now we can create an emergency wireless network for our whole country. H.R. 438 is the first step in increasing safety in our Nation. First by designating 911 as the emergency number for not only wireless calls but also wireline calls.
On the recordFebruary 24, 1999
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Discussing the importance of establishing a national emergency wireless network and supporting H.R. 438.
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