What many don’t know is that a 911 call from a cell phone is not one that provides GPS location information to 911 crews. On a landline, 911 operators can locate callers precisely. Text messaging is too new for the 911 system to have adopted, either. Fixing this infrastructure would require a huge infusion of cash, technological change and more to fix.

The Washington Post

Source: Washington Post, April 24, 2010