Re: Dedicated panic buttons on phones is not a well thought out policy

Kingsly John <[email protected]> Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:24:02 +0530

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+++ Srini RamaKrishnan [2016-04-28 10:22:56]:

> 2. India lacks a dedicated emergency helpline like 911 in the US, so a
> panic button to call the police is useless outside 4 or 5 major metros
> which might have some level of computerization and wireless response
> with the 112 service.

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/telecom/news/telecom-department-gives-nod-to-single-emergency-number-112-746803

For those too lazy to click... 

>>A single emergency number will soon be a reality in India as the Department
>>of Telecommunications (DoT) has approved the proposal of the Telecom
>>Regulatory Authority of India in this regard.

>>All the existing emergency numbers such as 100, 101, 102 and 108 will be
>>retained as secondary numbers which would then be re-routed to the single
>>emergency number 112.

>>"These numbers will be closed in a phased manner (following a public
>>awareness campaign)," the DoT said 


Kingsly

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