July 30, 1999

Campus 911 Service Pinpoints Origin of Emergency Calls, but at a Price

By FLORENCE OLSEN

Regional telephone companies have begun offering a service that lets 911 operators pinpoint the location of emergency calls made from campus extensions, and some colleges have been quick to sign up.

But the cost and extra record keeping are apparently giving others pause.

Phone companies refer to the security service as the Private Switch/Automatic Location Information service. It lets 911

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