"Bring me the police." Before the advent of the dial, many people across the country had to wait for operator assistance when making a call. Creating an emergency number was a sufficient way to connect to emergency personnel. Before the emergency number was established, the caller's dependency for an emergency contact was the operator. The caller will have to wait for assistance and then communicate to the operator the number they wish to be connected to. In case of emergency the caller can simply reply with the name of the emergency service and get help. In 1967, the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice suggested "establishing a particular number" generally for the exposure of emergency situations. As a result of the colossal attention paid to this concern, the Presidential Commission on Civil Unrest turned to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for clarification. In November 1967 the FCC met with the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) to find a way to establish a universal emergency number that could be implemented promptly. Congress subsequently passed a law identifying 9-1-1 as the standard emergency contact number for the United States of America. By the end of the 20th century nearly 93% of the United States was covered by some type of 9-1-1 service. So, whenever an emergency occurs, citizens, young and old, have access to the universal emergency number. This is a telephone number to use for immediate access to help and assistance when an accident or serious problem occurs. Children can be taught to call 9-1-1 when life and/or property is in immediate danger. Also, being in danger defeats the purpose of having an emergency number. The purple......middle of paper......ce of nine-one-one and why should we use it correctly? It works Quoted "Services wireless emergency". Federal Communications Commission. FCC Consumer Facts, 02/22/11. Network. March 28, 2011. ""Why was 911 chosen as the emergency number?"." How things work. HowStuffWorks.com, June 22, 2001. Web. March 28, 2011. ."9-1-1." Wikipedia. http://www.wikimediafoundation.org/, March 20, 2011. Web. March 28, 2011. "Emergency telephone number." Wikipedia. http://www.wikimediafoundation.org/, March 26, 2011. Web. March 28, 2011. “9-1-1 Origin and History.” Wikipedia. National Emergency Number Association, 2010. Network. March 28 2011. .