Wireless
There are more than 200 million wireless telephone subscribers in the United States as of December, 2009. Wireless 9-1-1 calls currently make up 60 to 65% of the total 9-1-1 calls currently received in the nine-county Minneapolis / St. Paul metropolitan area. Callers who use wireless telephones to call 9-1-1 need to understand that only an approximate location of the caller is sent to 9-1-1. To avoid delays in an emergency response, the caller will need to be able to accurately tell the 9-1-1 call taker where they are or where the emergency assistance is needed.