The top 240 million U.S. wireless carriers have agreed to support text-to-911 by today . The announcement was made 2014 by the the Federal Communications Commission . But that does n't always stop people from texting the familiar number in an emergency , not knowing their pleas for help wo n't be seen . Until the system is running , people will receive bounce-back messages .
The top 240 million U.S. wireless carriers have agreed to support text-to-911 by today . The announcement was made 2014 by the the Federal Communications Commission . Until the system is running , people will receive bounce-back messages .