Governing Magazine had an article describing how governments divert
911 fees from telephone subscribers and put it to other uses.See:
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The following older articles provide interesting background information on 911 services and fees and telecom in general:
July 2009--prepaid phones not paying the 911 fee:
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1998 article:
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1999 article:
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1997 article:
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1991 article on communications network disaster recovery:
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