988 suicide phone hotline getting $282M to ease July launch
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPeople in crisis and those trying to help them will have a new phone number — 988 — to reach the ...
Texting option weighed for upcoming '988' suicide hotline
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRecognizing that many Americans rely on texting, U.S. regulators are weighing whether to require...
If you'd like to make a call: 10-digit dialing begins in Eastern Washington today -- what gives?
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOct. 24—Anyone needing a visual aid for why it's necessary to tack on a three-digit area code for calls in Eastern Washington on Sunday would do well to take a trip to the ...
Poll: Families report text and email at dinner is on the rise
CBS News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThis poll was conducted by telephone October 27-November 1, 2021 among a random sample of 1,017...
Kokua Line: Do all local calls have to add the 808 area code?
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSep. 24—Question : My friend dials 808 to make local calls and says I should, too, but my calls go through fine without it. Answer : You are referring to 10-digit dialing ...
Local calls in South Dakota to require 10 digits
Tribune Publishing via Yahoo News· 1 year ago...step in the Federal Communications Commission's move to establish 988 as a new three-digit dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and will be required beginning as early as Oct. 24, 2021 and no later than July 15, 2022, depending on a customer's telephone provider, according to...
New Mexico officials say shorter 988 hotline will help people in crisis
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 1 month agoJul. 16—A new hotline number meant to prevent suicide and help those in mental health crisis was launched in New Mexico on Saturday, shortening the 10-digit National ...
U.S. suicide hotline 988 is set to go live, but many states may not be ready
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNEW YORK (Reuters) -In just six months, 988 goes live as the shortcut to call or text the U.S....
Oklahoma Legislative updates
The Shawnee News-Star via Yahoo News· 5 months agoChris Kidd, R-Waurika, is the author of Senate Bill 1670, which would extend the sales tax exemption granted to the unremarried surviving spouses of 100%...
After a decade, Congress might finally bring 911 into the internet age
TechCrunch ExtraCrunch· 1 year agoIt’s the “most recognized number in the United States,” Steve Souder, a prominent 911 leader, points...