Legal Opinion
Hamilton County Emergency Communications District v. Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided August 20, 2012No. Nos. 1:11-CV-330, 1:12-CV-003, 1:12-CV-056, 1:12-CV-131, 1:12-CV-138, 1:12-CV-139, 1:12-CV-149, 1:12-CV-166, 1.12-CV-176, 1.12-CV-186PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CURTIS L. COLLIER, Chief Judge.
Tennessee has set up a system to allow individuals to call a single number, “911,” to obtain assistance in emergencies. The 911 number has become so widely known that it is now ubiquitous. The state also set up a system to manage 911 calls and the emergency response and provided a mechanism to fund the system. This case involves the ubiquitous emergency telephone number “911” and how the system that manages the emergency 911 system is funded in Tennessee. Several of the emergency 911 systems or “emergency communications districts” have brought this law…
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