911 funds eyed to upgrade aging South Carolina PSAPs
North Augusta and Aiken County officials debate the 60 cent 911 tariff money used to support three PSAPs. With equipment aging since 1987, estimates show about 560,000 dollars spent yearly on BellSouth maintenance salaries and tower system upkeep. County administrator Clay Killian says the funds could retrofit dispatch gear and databases to speed emergency responses while critics call the fund a personal piggy bank.
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Cellphone 911 tracking gaps in Aiken County delay emergency crews
Wireless calls are rising nationwide and in Aiken County, yet the area lacks a phase two system to pinpoint cell-phone callers. BellSouth notes cost and equipment upgrades, while officials cite monthly 58 cent cell fees funding 911 needs, not profits. Local responders recount a 3 a.m. crash near New Ellenton where locating a caller took 45 minutes.
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Afghans hunt bin Laden as forces widen border clash
Afghan interim leader Karzai urged villagers to aid in capturing Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar as U S and Afghan forces bombed Tora Bora mountains. Pakistan deployed troops and helicopters to seal the border while tribal officials in Pakistan reported Arabs loyal to bin Laden at Kandahar airport resisting surrender.
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