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In a move to provide more options to get connected to 911 service an emergency call center in the basement of the county jail in Waterloo, Iowa, is testing texting system when SMS messages are sent to 911 to inform about the accident. Call centers across the US are also looking to adopt similar solution.

"I think there's a need to get out front and get this technology available," Black Hawk County police chief Thomas Jennings said.

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