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Monday, November 2, 2009

Vermont Demands in 911 Outage Investigation

After nearly two hours of 911 emergency calling system outage in northern Vermont, a Vermont firefighters' union is demanding an investigation into the phone company, FairPoint Communications, reports the Associated Press. At least one resident failed to reach emergency personnel during the outage, eventually getting help via an alternate seven-digit number. The outage was caused due to work parts of the network that affect the 911 system. "This failure left our state and its first responders without its lifeline," Matt Vinci, a captain in the South Burlington Fire Department and president of Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont, told ...

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