112 (emergency telephone number)

Main article: Emergency telephone number

File:SOS112.gif

112

1-1-2 (one-one-two) is the emergency telephone number for GSM and Europe.

In 1991, the European Union established 1-1-2 as the universal emergency number for all its member states. In most EU countries, 1-1-2 is already implemented and can be called toll-free from any telephone or any cellphone. The GSM mobile phone standard designates 1-1-2 as an emergency number, so it will work on such systems even in North America where it redirects to 9-1-1.

Article 26 of the Universal Service Directive (Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services - published in the Official Journal of the European Union number L 108 of 24/04/2002 page 51) regulates the single European emergency call number.

Implementation

Countries which use the 112 number for police, medical and fire emergencies include:

• Andorra
• Austria
• Australia Seems to be used only for GSM phones, as a result of the GSM specifications -- but the USA (which also allows 112 for GSM phones) isn't mentioned here.
• Belgium
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India (police only)
• Ireland
• Italy (Carabinieri only)
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands
• Norway (police only)
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• San Marino (police only)
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia (ambulance and fire only)
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey (ambulance only)
• Ukraine (Kharkiv only)
• United Kingdom
• Vatican City (police only)

See also

• In case of emergency (ICE) in the mobile phone book.
• 9-1-1 Emergency phone number for North America.
• 999 British and Irish emergency number, together with 112
• 0-0-0 Australian emergency number
• 1-1-9 Emergency phone number in parts of East Asia

External links

• European Emergency Number Association-112.
• Directive 2002/22/EC.