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minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoThere are a few countries that use 999 in addition, or for specific services like ambulance. (Ireland, Poland, Guernsey, and a few others IIRC.) 112 is just one of the more common.
minus-squareIggyTheSmidge@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoDon’t forget that 999 was chosen in the era of rotary phones - it was (iirc) chosen explicitly because it was hard to dial accidentally.
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There are a few countries that use 999 in addition, or for specific services like ambulance. (Ireland, Poland, Guernsey, and a few others IIRC.) 112 is just one of the more common.
Don’t forget that 999 was chosen in the era of rotary phones - it was (iirc) chosen explicitly because it was hard to dial accidentally.
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