CBS News on Phase II

The CBS Evening News ran a report on the lack of progress of Phase II upgrades at the nation’s PSAPs, noting that 40% don’t have location capabilities. Bob Schieffer noted that Congress authorized spending, “a quarter of a billion dollars a year” for Phase II, but didn’t mention the latest funding request totals just $21 million. Reporter Mika Brzezinski incorrectly reported how the location feature works (data not relayed by satellite), and talked to Cincinnati dispatcher Jeff Bradley, who has since passed away from cancer.

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