[Telecom] Re: 911 service not universal

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Doesn't surprise me much. There are over 3000 county-equivalents* in
> the US, so this means that only 3 percent of them are without 911
> service. But most of the 109 counties in question are bound to be
> very extremely sparsely populated, so I would hazard a guess that
> their overall share of the US population is closer to 0.03 percent
> than it is to 3 percent.
>
> Most states have counties, but Lousiana calls them "parishes" and
> Alaska has "boroughs". Other county-equivalents include the District
> of Columbia, and Virginia's "independent cities".
>
> Bob Goudreau
> Cary, NC

There are other independent cities in the U.S.A. St. Louis, Mo., is a notable example. The tension between the residents of the city and of the county is significant. There are surely many other such examples.

Wes Leatherock snipped-for-privacy@aol.com snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com