!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] ([NG9-1-1]) refers to an initiative aimed at updating the [9-1-1] service infrastructure in the [United States] and [Canada] to improve public emergency communications services in a growingly wireless [Mobile Device] society. 

[{$pagename}], in addition to calling [9-1-1] from a [PSTN] phone, it intends to enable the public to transmit [SMS], [images], [video] and [data] to the [Public Safety Answering Point]. 

The [National Emergency Number Association] ([NENA]) first identified the need for [{$pagename}] in 2000, and started development actions in 2003, and is nearing full definition and standards for NG9-1-1. Since 2006, the [United States Department of Transportation] ([USDOT]) in the [United States] and the [Canadian|Canada] Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in Canada have been leading their respective initiatives, which include research and development projects aimed at advancing [{$pagename}].

On January 24, 2013, the CRTC announced the first step toward a Canadian implementation of NG9-1-1 and, in March [2016|Year 2016], began a consultation with the public to discuss what services should be offered, who will play a role in offering these services and how these services should be paid for. Several [US States] have implemented versions of [{$pagename}], as of October [2013|Year 2013].

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* [#1] - [Next_Generation_9-1-1|Wikipedia:Next_Generation_9-1-1|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-09-19-