911 via SMS text will be available in 2014

Chevy57 said:
This allows emergency services to access GPS information on the phone if the user calls 911??? FCC rules?

Advanced Text 911 iOS app is available now. Send text messages, photos, your address and GPS location to participating 9-1-1 centers / PSAPs. But a local 9-1-1 center isn’t available.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/advanced-911-text-911/id455783722?mt=8
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Yes, I have Advanced Text 911 app in my iPhone 5, too.
 

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Evo,

How much did you pay for that app and is it reliable? Which state will accept text-to-911?
 
>_> @ abcCity.... What pay? Are you iPhone user or what? It's free app.
 
a 911 Porsche is really really fast you know, you'd get there in no time...
 
Well even if a hearing person were hiding from a killer like all these horror movies.... Think about how nice it would be to text for help so you don't have to talk and get caught! :D
 
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Ax Premium SMS to Combat "Cramming" - Ina Fried - Mobile - AllThingsD

AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Dropping Most Premium Text Service Billing in Effort to Combat Fraud
NOVEMBER 21, 2013 AT 3:24 PM PT
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All four major U.S. carriers said Thursday that they will stop billing for most premium text messages, acknowledging such services had become a significant gateway for fraud.
Vermont’s attorney general, along with regulators in 44 other states, had been looking into the issue of unauthorized third-party services, known as “cramming.”
“While [premium text] has some benefits, like charitable giving, it is also a major contributor to the current mobile cramming problem,” Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell said in a statement. “We are pleased that AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile have decided to stop the flow of money from the pockets of ordinary people to the bank accounts of scam artists. We’re hopeful the other carriers will soon follow their lead.”
Most of the carriers will still allow customers to donate to charitable causes, political campaigns or both, while ending most other paid test messaging. This doesn’t eliminate other text options, like voting on “American Idol,” which use standard text messaging.
Verizon is also discontinuing the practice, though it was not part of the Vermont announcement.
“While we don’t agree with all of the attorney general’s allegations, we respect his efforts in this area,” Verizon general counsel William Petersen said in a statement. “Verizon had previously decided to exit the premium messaging business because of these changes as well as recent allegations that third parties have engaged in improper conduct in providing premium messaging services to our customers. We are in the process of winding down our premium messaging business.”
Verizon said it will continue to allow text-to-donate programs for charity and text-to-contribute options for political campaigns, as did T-Mobile. AT&T said it will continue to allow charitable programs. A Sprint representative was not immediately able to comment on details of the company’s plans.
T-Mobile CEO John Legere took to Twitter to tout the move as a win for consumers.
“We believe in making things right for our customers,” he said.
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AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile have finally agreed to end text message spam
Chris Chavez posted on Nov 21st 2013 by Chris Chavez
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It’s the middle of the night. Your smartphone notifies you of a new text message. Half awake, you check your phone thinking it might be an emergency, only to find out you’ve just won an iPad. Not Cool.

It’s the end of an era. In a new anti-spam initiative, 3 of the top 4 major US carriers — AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile — have agreed to finally put an end to text message spam once and for all. Backed by attorney generals in 45 states with US, Attorney General of Vermont leading the charge, AG William Sorrell said in a statement:

“We are pleased that AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile have decided to stop the flow of money from the pockets of ordinary people to the bank accounts of scam artists. We’re hopeful the other carriers will soon follow their lead.”

AT&T and T-Mobile were the first to actually confirm the termination of costly “premium SMS” services, with Sprint more than likely still drafting up the press release. Completely absent from the list (why are we not surprised?) is Verizon Wireless, whom, we’re sure after all the good press rival carriers have been receiving, will eventually follow suit.

Looking back, we can’t think of a single honest “premium” text message we’ve ever received. While we don’t have official data, we’d say somewhere around 99.9% of SMS messages asking people to sign up for premium content is nothing more than phishing or malware scams. It’s taken awhile, but we’re glad at the prospect of finally ridding the world of SMS spam once and for all.
 
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