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What's Behind 911 Outages This Week?

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It has not been a good week for the country's 911 systems. Some AT&T wireless customers across the country were unable to call 911 from their cell phones on Wednesday night. In Dallas, hundreds were put on hold for as long as 30 minutes on Monday.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Ryan Knutson (@Ryan_Knutson) about what is happening with the country's 911 emergency response system, and how our use of smartphones may be causing problems.

This segment aired on March 10, 2017.

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