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New York City 911 System Missed 1,700 Calls Due To Software Update

Longtime Slashdot reader belmolis writes: Part of New York City's 911 emergency system was offline from about 3:13 a.m. to 10 a.m. on August 18th due to a software update, according to Medical Daily.

  • Software update caused 1,700 unanswered 911 calls in NYC on August 18th
  • Calls made to Bronx center, 400 direct callers didn't receive help
  • NYC didn't inform public, disclosed info upon journalist request

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