[CII] terms and conditions

Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond ocl at gih.com
Wed Dec 2 08:56:13 UTC 2009


> well 911 service is not always 911 on the keypad - at least in a global
> context .. and rarely if ever runs on a best-effort service like the 
> Internet.
>
> and even presuming 911 emergency service, as implemented in the USA, is
> the model your trying to emulate - a 911 call does not ring every 
> telephone
> on the planet... or even the 911 service center 500 miles away.  Its a 
> local
> service.

I've been trying to stay out of this conversation because I'm seriously 
unsure about its usefulness.

For information about emergency numbers, read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_telephone_number

112 is becoming the international norm:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-1-2

As a bonus, both pages will explain "local" routing of this number.

O. 



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