Next-generation 911 technology needed now, Ottawa man urges CRTC

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) may give the centres that receive and process 911 calls across the country an extra year to implement next-generation technology, but one Ottawa man argues it's too important to delay. 

Next-generation 911 technology needed now, Ottawa man urges CRTC
9-1-1 call taker Madison Sheane takes emergency calls at Vancouver’s E-Comm centre in Vancouver, British Columbia on Monday, December 9, 2019.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) may give the centres that receive and process 911 calls across the country an extra year to implement next-generation technology, but one Ottawa man argues it's too important to delay.