Hi Shahnawaz Have you considered how you are going to address location issue for Mobile users calling 911. You should think of SS7 MAP/TCAP to atleast know their Cell ID Regards Sam> Thanks very much everybody who contributed their thoughts. I would try > to get some DID's so that each physical location can be identified by > 911 call Center. > > Regards > > Shahnawaz > > On 2010-01-29, at 2:41 PM, Kevin P. Fleming wrote: > >> Leif Neland wrote: >> >>> 2: Often callers are answered with an automated message "This is 911, >>> please hold", just to give pranksters/misdiallers a chance to hang up >>> before "disturbing" the operator. Unless 911 records the incoming >>> call >>> right from the start, they will never hear the "im-at" message. And >>> even >>> if they do, they have to know the message is there to seek on the >>> recording. >> >> In the US at least, calls to PSAPs are recorded from the instant the >> last digit is dialed, before the call is even routed and ringing (on >> wireline networks where this is possible, anyway). >> >> -- >> Kevin P. Fleming >> Digium, Inc. | Director of Software Technologies >> 445 Jan Davis Drive NW - Huntsville, AL 35806 - USA >> skype: kpfleming | jabber: kpfleming at digium.com >> Check us out at www.digium.com & www.asterisk.org