| 摘要 |
A communication system (200), and associated method, which permits a user of a remote-site transceiver (340) operable in a cellular communication system to receive information, including telephonic identification codes, associated with the geographic area in which the remote-site transceiver is located. The remote-site transceiver (340) includes circuitry to receive signals generated by global position system satellites, thereby permitting the geographic location of the remote-site transceiver to be ascertained. The remote-site transceiver thereafter transmits signals identifying the geographic location thereof to a base station (268) of the cellular communication system. The base station (268), in turn, accesses information stored in a memory (984) associated with the geographic area in which the transceiver is located. When the stored information includes telephonic identification codes of emergency facilities associated with various areas, the telephonic identification code of a most-appropriate emergency facility is provided to the transceiver, thereby permitting a telephonic communication link to be effectuated with the most-appropriate, emergency assistance facility.
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