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The term 'emergency communications center' means aA facility that is designated to receive a 9–1–1 request for emergency assistance and perform one or more of the following functions:
 
"(A)* Process and analyze 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information.
"(B)* Dispatch appropriate emergency response providers.▼
 
"(C)* Transfer or exchange 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information with other emergency communications centers and emergency response providers.▼
▲"(B) Dispatch appropriate emergency response providers.
"(D)* Analyze any communications received from emergency response providers.▼
 
"(E)* Support incident command functions.▼
▲"(C) Transfer or exchange 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information with other emergency communications centers and emergency response providers.
 
▲"(D) Analyze any communications received from emergency response providers.
 
▲"(E) Support incident command functions.
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