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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:

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

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