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   From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 7/12/2025 11:46 am, Steve Hayes wrote:   
   > On Fri, 5 Dec 2025 14:48:12 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> I think all of these (000, 999, 911) are supposed to be phased out   
   >> in favor of 112. In the new system, all "special service codes" begin   
   >> with 11x. The USA, of course, is not joining world standards.   
   >>   
   >> As a result, I think all mobile phones will route any of these codes to   
   >> the emergency response center wherever you are.   
   >   
   > In South Africa all cell phones have the emergency number 112, but on   
   > landlines it is 10111.   
   >   
   Oh, how handy. In a Emergency, you have to stop and think "What phone am   
   I using now??"   
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