horwath@uunet.uu.net (George Horwath) (03/14/91)
The village of Norridge (suburb of Chicago) will have a referendum on 4/2/91 to determine if 911 should be implemented in the village to be paid for from general funds. In a letter to residents, the following costs were itemized: Equipment Approx. $100,000 Installation $ 32,000 Maintenance contract Approx. $ 3,000 per year Monthly fee for 8000 phones $1200 x 12 months = $14,400. Also, it will take approximatly eighteen months, after requesting it, for the system to be installed. George Horwath, Motorola C.I.D. Only I could say something that stupid. ...!uunet!motcid!horwath [Moderator's Note: Norridge is an example of the curious nature of area 708. Completely surrounded by the City of Chicago -- yet not part of the city politically -- Norridge uses 708 and is serviced from the Chicago-Newscastle CO which also has numerous 312 exchanges, frequently for places only a few yards (feet?) from the other area code. The area code bounces back and forth, from 312 -> 708 -> 312 as you travel down the street from one intersection to the next. PAT]