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911 calls from cellphones can be precisely pinpointed. One carrier won’t install the technology in Colorado.

Denver officials say Verizon won’t follow lead of AT&T, T-Mobile and make it easier to route emergency calls

Kyaw Oo, Ma KaingÕs oldest surviving ...
Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
Standing in front of a photograph of his mother, Ma Kaing, Kyaw Oo speaks during a neighborhood meeting at Hidden Brook apartments in Denver on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Community leaders held a meeting with local law enforcement and political officials to call for better public safety in the East Colfax neighborhood, as well as for immediate action following the killing of Ma Kaing, who was fatally shot outside the apartments on July 15.
Noelle Phillips of The Denver Post.
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Technology exists to more accurately route 911 calls from cellphones to the correct 911 communications center, but Verizon — one of the three major carriers in the United States — has refused to install it in Denver and other parts of the country.
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