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VoIP providers must allow 999 calls and give caller-location data

September 13th, 2008 by Editor | No Comments

VoIP providers must allow 999 calls and give caller-location data

Providers of internet telephony must now allow emergency 999 calls over their networks or face the risk of enforcement action, regulator Ofcom has said. Caller location information must also be provided where technically feasible.


Ambulance service refuses to reinstate innocent paramedic

May 24th, 2008 by Editor | 2 Comments

Ambulance service refuses to reinstate innocent paramedic

Australia: A paramedic acquitted of sexually assaulting a drug-affected patient is “shattered” by Melbourne’s ambulance service’s refusal to reinstate him.