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In this April 18, 2012 file photo, David Tucker, executive director of Vermont’s Enhanced 911 Board, holds a smartphone in Montpelier, Vt. Tucker says the state is the first in the country where customers of the four major wireless carriers can send text messages to 911. As of Monday, May 19, T-Mobile customers in Vermont are now able to text 911. Verizon, AT&T and Sprint began the service earlier.



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