# Satellite phones can call 911 — but nobody knows where you are

- slug: satellite-phones-can-call-911-but-nobody-knows-where-you-are
- date: 2026-04-17
- category: Space & Aerospace

FCC approved SpaceX satellite phone service calling it a public safety win — the 911 call gets through. But the dispatcher does not know where you are. The infrastructure that was supposed to fix that stopped working in 2020.

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