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Continued ‘pause’ announced for California statewide NG911 deploymentContinued ‘pause’ announced for California statewide NG911 deployment

Already halted for more than three months, California’s deployment of next-generation 911 (NG911) technology will continue to be under a “pause” at least into the spring, as the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) conducts a review of the much-delayed statewide initiative to determine the most appropriate path forward.

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911
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