Wireless Emergency Service Calls Near 140,000 Per Day, 96 Calls Per Minute - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

Wireless Internet, July, 2001

> The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association officially released 2000's wireless emergency service calls -- totaling over 51 million for the year, nearly 140,000 a day -- equating to 96 calls per minute. These calls ensure that emergency responses to life-threatening situations are expedited and that drunk, impaired, and aggressive drivers are reported to the police and taken off of America's streets and highways.