Monday, February 14, 2011

AP IMPACT: CASH-STRAPPED STATES RAID 911 FUNDS (AP)



This July 14, 2009 photo shows dispatcher Angelo Daga working at the Albany Police Department call center in Albany, N.Y. In New York, only 19 cents of the $1.20 the state collects from each cell phone subscriber each month goes to emergency calling services. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)AP - More than $200 million collected from cell phone users for upgrades to the 911 system has been diverted in the last two years to plug state budget holes, keep campaign promises and, in at least one case, buy police uniforms, an Associated Press analysis has found.




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