Duane: Thanks for pointing this out. I appreciate it. The EU is quite stringent on these issues which is great... but clearly this 112 is not worldwide on ALL GSM mobile networks.
I think developing nations still have a long way to go -- and regrettably this GSM Mobile Phone standard is not a *standard*, accepted by ALL developing nations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-1-2#Global_Viability is great info. Thanks for pointing this out as well. Nabeel: Thanks for confirming Dubai. Lets hope we never have to use it (in a good way). Best, Reza. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-1-2 > > "112 (one-one-two) is the emergency telephone number in the European > Union member states and worldwide (on GSM mobile networks). > > In 1991, the European Union established 112 as the universal emergency > number for all its member states. By early 2008 in all EU countries, > except for Bulgaria,[1] 112 had already been implemented and can be > called free of charge from any telephone or any mobile phone. The GSM > mobile phone standard designates 112 as an emergency number, so it will > work on such systems even in North America where it redirects to 911 or > Australia where it redirects to 000. > > The number is now regulated across the EU by the Universal Service > Directive[2]." > > -- > > Best regards, > Duane > > http://www.freeauth.org - Enterprise Two Factor Authentication > http://www.nodedb.com - Think globally, network locally > http://www.sydneywireless.com - Telecommunications Freedom > http://e164.org - Global Communication for the 21st Century > > "In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, > but the optimist has a better time on the trip." > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
