All three Sun Prairie emergency services chiefs welcomed the recent announcement that Next Generation 911 has arrived in Wisconsin, saying in a joint statement it is an exciting opportunity to improve emergency communications — especially in rural areas of the state.
The Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, Office of Emergency Communications has selected AT&T to implement AT&T ESInet, including Next Generation 911 (NextGen 911) call routing and emergency call statistic reporting, to improve emergency communications across the state. The new contract between AT&T and Wisconsin is valued at up to $84 million during the next 10 years. Services provided by AT&T under the contract will help improve public safety and support 911 telecommunicators, dispatchers and first responders to help keep Wisconsin communities safe.