Chances are, at some point, you've dialed 911. About 240 million calls a year come in to 911 call centers across the country. And if you do call 911, chances are it will be from a cellphone. But the current 911 system wasn't built for cellphones and it's trying to catch up. Carey Goldberg of Here & Now contributor WBUR reports.
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- Carey Goldberg, co-host of WBUR's CommonHealth blog. She tweets @commonhealth.
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