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     243  0 Kommentare "Kari's Law" Now the Law of the Land

    SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - February 21, 2018) - Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA), a global market leader in contact center and unified communications solutions as well as call taking solutions for public safety communication centers, praised the United States Congress for passing "The Kari's Law Act of 2017" which requires direct dial access to 9-1-1 services from all devices. Emergency 9-1-1 services commenced in this country fifty years ago on February 16, when the first 9-1-1 call was placed in Haleyville, Alabama. With the signing of Kari's Law on the anniversary date of that call, these services will now be available directly across all devices.

    The campaign to pass Kari's Law began in December 2013, when the namesake of the bill, Kari Hunt was murdered by her estranged husband in a hotel room in Marshall, Texas. Hunt's 9-year-old daughter attempted to dial 9-1-1 but was unable to reach emergency resources because the multi-line phone required a "9" to be dialed for an outside line. Kari's father, Hank Hunt made a promise to his granddaughter that this would never happen to another child. He worked tirelessly over the last four years to get laws passed at both the state and federal levels.

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    Since the tragic incident, Avaya took up advocacy for direct dial 9-1-1 from multiline telephone systems (MLTS), supporting Mr. Hunt on his mission to change the dialing practices that were no longer necessary, and which contributed to the tragedy for his family. Advocacy included education and testimony to legislative and standards organizations here in the United States as well as across the globe. Avaya raised awareness of new and advanced business practices and technologies now available on virtually all modern communications systems that eliminate the requirement for access codes that have historically complicated emergency calling. As a result, laws similar to Kari's Law were passed in Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Tennessee, and Maine.

    "From the beginning, Avaya was the first company dedicated to changing how various states implement 9-1-1 services," said Hank Hunt, father of Kari Hunt. "I cannot thank Avaya enough for its unwavering leadership, working side-by-side with me to drive this legislation forward. I also want to thank the 612,000 supporters for their signatures on Change.org where this initiative began four years ago, soon after Kari's passing. Because of all these efforts, I know that Kari's death was not in vain."

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    "Kari's Law" Now the Law of the Land SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - February 21, 2018) - Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA), a global market leader in contact center and unified communications solutions as well as call taking solutions for public safety communication centers, praised …