Thursday, July 05, 2007

Four-Year-Old Makes 300 Calls On "De-activated' Cell Phone To Illinois Town 9-1-1

Most people are not aware that due to a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulation- even de-activated cell phones have to be able to make emergency 9-1-1 calls.

Kids love to play adult with unusable cell phones too. This combination led to 300 untracable 9-1-1 calls made to the public safety emergency center in a suburban Chicago town.

The parents of the Carpentersville girl found this out from police - only because a wise 9-1-1 calltaker took a ficticional McDonald's delivery order and got the little girl's address.
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