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911
Area Code Record
Emergency telephone number in Canada, the United States, and some other countries in the North American Numbering Plan.
Emergency telephone number in Canada, the United States, and some other countries in the North American Numbering Plan. Introduced in 1968 in the US, it connects callers to emergency dispatch centers for police, fire, and medical services.
IN SERVICENOT ASSIGNABLEFirst record · 1947
§ 04.05Event Summary
introduced · 5activated · 3service expansion · 2other · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 11 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
1947-01-01
other
Assignment of area codes to US states and Canadian provinces
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1968-02-16
activated
First 911 call made in Haleyville, Alabama
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1968-02-16
introduced
First 911 emergency call in Haleyville, Alabama
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1968-03-01
introduced
AT&T first implementation of 911 service
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1972-01-01
activated
911 service adopted in Canada
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1972-01-01
introduced
911 service adoption begins in Canada
Conversion to 911 emergency service began in Canada in 1972, gradually replacing previous emergency numbers such as 999 in some areas.
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1999-10-26
activated
911 designated as the nationwide emergency number in the United States
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2016-10-01
service expansion
Mexico begins transition to 911 as its national emergency number
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2016-10-01
introduced
Mexico switches emergency number to 911
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2017-07-24
service expansion
Mexico completes nationwide adoption of 911 emergency number
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2019-11-04
introduced
Northwest Territories launches 911 service
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