WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS?

STATISTICS INDICATE THAT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FACE TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS; AN ESTIMATED 168,000 TELEPHONES WILL BE NEEDED ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. A STRONG CASE CAN BE MADE FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WITH A TWO-WAY VOICE CAPABILITY. SUCH SYSTEMS PROVIDE ALMOST UNLIMITED INTELLIGENCE, WHETHER FIRE, POLICE, A NEW FAN BELT OR TIRE IS NEEDED, AND CAN PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF CALL BACK AND AUTOMATIC CHECKOUT FROM THE CONSOLE WHERE DESIRED. ALTHOUGH LESS EXPENSIVE, SIMPLER SIGNALLING SYSTEMS ARE LIMITED WHEN COMPARED TO TWO-WAY VOICE, TELEPHONE, OR RADIO SYSTEMS. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Telephone Engineer & Management

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• Authors:
  • Cameron, T J
• Publication Date: 1973-9-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 50-3
• Serial:
  • Volume: 77
  • Issue Number: 8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication; Communication systems; Emergencies
• Uncontrolled Terms: Future growth
• Old TRIS Terms: Two way communication
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226797
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM