The state legislature set aside a special fund in the last session to help the transition, including in Benton County. Sheriff Troy Heck says the facility is going from analog to digital. “So, instead of having 911 call flow over telephone lines, we’re now going to be using a computerized network that is going to move the calls from your telephone, essentially, to the public safety answering point, the PSAP.”
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