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Use Land Lines for Emergency Calls in Delaware, Pa. and So. NJ

Don Rush

If you need to call 911 on your cell phone in Southern New Jersey, Delaware or Pennsylvania you might be having some trouble getting through.

Delaware officials are encouraging residents who have an emergency to the use a land line to make the call.

The problem also involves calls between land lines and cell phones.

Officials are working on the problem and it not clear when service will be restored.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.