animal barnett, -- admiral part rnett, laurie flaherty. we have shown our desire and the recognition of the need that we work together with other agencies of the government on these horizontal issues where we do need to work together in order to deliver to the public the benefits that can come from the next generation of communication technology. this is a perfect example. we appreciate you taking the time here. this is the tip of the iceberg for the kind of work that you and others are putting in with our terrific team to make this vision a reality. the proceeding we're launching today to modernize our 911 system is important. a vision for a next-generation 911 that harnesses cutting edge technologies to save lives. thanks to the outstanding job that our first responders and everyone who participates in 911 operations do everyday. our current system provides a valuable service, handling more than 650,000 calls every day, over to roger 40 million calls a year, using better -- over 2.40 million calls -- over 240 million calls. system does n