Chicago, IL, May. 27 (UPI) -- A sexual predator attacks a woman in her Florida home. She dials 911 on her Internet-enabled phone, but is routed to an emergency operator in another state. The police never arrive and she is murdered.

In six months, this chilling scenario -- variations of which have occurred in several states -- could become much less likely, experts told UPI's Wireless World. By Gene Koprowski