Verizon: 95 Pct of Users Locatable by 911

Verizon says more than 95 percent of the mobile phone handsets on its network can use GPS to send location information to 911 emergency systems.

In the dark ages, before cellular telephones were a de rigor part of the modern wardrobe, one of the advantages touted about the technology was the idea of improved emergency services. With cellular phones, companies argued, everyone from stranded motorists to hikers to senior citizens to