Information About Dialing-Announcing Devices
(WAC 480-120-253)

The following is an excerpt from the Washington Administrative Code regarding the use of dialing-announcing devices.  These devices prohibited from being programmed to dial 911 as outlined below:  

WAC 480-120-253 Automatic dialing-announcing device (ADAD). (partial presentation of the WAC for information)

(1) An automatic dialing and announcing device (ADAD) is a device that automatically dials telephone numbers and plays a recorded message once a connection is made.

(6) An emergency ADAD may be connected to the telephone network and used only if:
(e) The user registers the instrument with, and receives written approval for, its use from the emergency service entity to which an automatic call would be directed, secures from such entity an approved telephone number or numbers to be programmed into the instrument, and does not program the instrument to dial unlisted numbers, law enforcement numbers, or E911 emergency response numbers.
 

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7/28/2003