C|net leads today with a piece on E911, and the state of (un)preparedness on the location-based side. From the article:

"Hixson said upgrading a single PSAP to accept calls with location information could cost between $150,000 and $200,000. If databases that hold information about local highways or the area's topography haven't been built and correlated with other emergency databases, the cost could soar to $1 million per PSAP, he said.

As of October, every state except Missouri had passed legislation to fund E911 deployment and maintenance. This compares with five years ago when 10 states did not have funding in place for E911."

I wonder where New Jersey stands in the E911 deployment. Anyone know and care to share?

Full article.