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Wireless 9-1-1 and Distress Calls

Year

Ending
Subscribers

U.S. 9-1-1
Annually

U.S. 9-1-1
Monthly

U.S. 9-1-1 
Daily

1985

340,213

193,333

16,111

530

1986

681,825

649,659

54,138

1,780

1987

1,230,855

1,202,336

100,195

3,294

1988

2,069,441

2,382,855

198,571

6,528

1989

3,508,944

4,311,497

359,291

11,812

1990

5,283,055

5,914,653

492,888

16,205

1991

7,557,148

8,007,586

667,299

21,939

1992

11,032,753

12,641,470

1,053,456

34,634

1993

16,009,461

15,491,344

1,290,945

42,442

1994

24,134,421

17,910,620

1,492,552

49,070

1995

33,785,661

20,059,894

1,671,658

54,959

1996

44,042,992

21,659,967

1,804,997

59,180

1997

55,312,293

30,517,327

2,543,110

83,609

1998

69,209,321

35,805,405

2,942,910

98,097

1999

86,047,003

43,298,856

3,608,238

118,627

2000

109,478,031

51,104,214

4,188,870

139,629

2001

128,374,512

56,879,775

4,739,981

155,835

2002

140,766,842

64,330,447

5,360,871

176,248

2003

158,721,981

72,535,945

6,044,662

198,729

Sources: CTIA, California Highway Patrol, New York State Police, and other state officials and wireless
carriers.