At 9:55 AM +0000 2005-07-25, Peter Corlett wrote:
<rant> And why should the UK change its numbering system just because a few dumb Yanks who can't be bothered to learn local customs? Does 999 get through to the emergency services in the NANP? Does 112 work on non-GSM phones? How about Australia's 000? </rant>
It would be nice if everyone in the world could agree on a single "emergency services" number, which would work when dialed from all types of communication devices. However, that's a standards issue that would need to be addressed by the ITU. Until then, we've got what we've got, and I don't see much in the way of operational relevancy here. -- Brad Knowles, <brad@stop.mail-abuse.org> "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), reply of the Pennsylvania Assembly to the Governor, November 11, 1755 SAGE member since 1995. See <http://www.sage.org/> for more info.