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Show 911 Emergency System Now In use. phone out ol reach is the best solution. With older ones, it's a matter of letting let-ting them know what responsibilities are involved in using a telephone." Hymas also mentioned that customers should dial the full seven-digit seven-digit number for all local calls. "In some areas, our customers can reach local numbers by only dialing the last few digits. This may work, but (he system is designed for dialing all seven numbers. ShortJT may result in misdirect S Hymas said. led calls" through, lh:v a good record for ; has a emergency communication Prvi,16 matter of undmffi".! system works and helpi f local problems when the J . SoK introduced," says Hymas 1,1 "The greatest help can come from parents who teach children the proper way to use the phone," Hymas says. "During our test period we've had an unusually high number of misdirected calls and 75 percent of these have been generated by children." Hymas states that simply playing with the phone may accident ly reach the 911 office under the right circumstances. cir-cumstances. "The simplicity of dialing 911 for emergencies is the greatest advantage the system offers," of-fers," he says, "but, the ease of using it can also generate misdirected calls." He points out that some toys are designed like telephones and that young children sometimes don't understand yet what Ihey can play with and what they can't. "Parents are a big help in solving the problem. With small children, keeping the T - - - On Thursday, Nov. 19, Utah County residents received the latest emergency telephone service with the introduction of the 911 (nine-one-one) system. But, the Telephone Company says the system has been quietly in place since November 1. The emergency system has been operating in a "test phase" for the last two weeks, according to Merrill Hymas-District Operations Manager for Bell. "Feedback from this period is now providing the Telephone Company with valuable information that will help improve the efficiency of the system." |