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Interop and Intrado enable Txt29-1-1 service for Nex-Tech subscribers

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Harmeet
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FORT MYERS, USA: Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for advanced messaging, over-the-air handset management, policy control, and connectivity gateways, announced that it has partnered with Intrado Inc., a subsidiary of West Corp. and a leading provider of 9-1-1 technology solutions, to enable TXT29-1-1 service for Nex-Tech Wireless subscribers.

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The technology leverages the Interop Technologies cloud Short Message Service Center (SMSC) and the Intrado Text Control Center (TCC) to enable Nex-Tech Wireless customers to send SMS messages requesting emergency assistance to the appropriate 9-1-1 call center.

Nex-Tech Wireless, headquartered in Hays, Kansas, provides wireless service to subscribers in 43 counties in Central and Western Kansas. By enabling TXT29-1-1 service, Nex-Tech Wireless becomes the first mobile network operator to offer this significant emergency service in these areas.

TXT29-1-1 as a complement to voice 9-1-1 is not yet available in most areas of the United States, so Nex-Tech Wireless is among the first network operators to offer the innovative service to its customers. The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a rule requiring operators nationwide to support text-to-9-1-1 service by year-end.

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