112 (emergency telephone number)
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[citation needed] 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
References