not again
It does seem a mess, although when the tetra system came in I do recall lots of problems and it is far from perfect now.
While it appears clear the Emergency Services need a 'special' can they not be given a 4G Smartphone in the meantime for non-immeadiate communications, and then would not Apps be devolopable (with appropiate security) to give them one to many in a given cell? or even take over cell(s) for emergencys? tough on normal users but it is an emergency, right?
In any event like 9/11 cell phones had problems - Wireless Amateurs filled the gap - is that being planned for?