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Samsung mobile keeps calling SOS /Emergency service
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I don't see how it can have been activated in my pocket
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AFAIK UK network operators are not required to put through emergency calls that dont originate on their network.
October 2009 OFCOM Mobile roaming http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/2009/10/connecting-citizens/
Previously mobile calls to 999 and 112 emergency numbers could only be connected if the caller’s own network was available in the area.
From today it is possible to call the emergency service numbers from another network if your own network is unavailable and an alternative provider has coverage.
This will provide added reassurance to consumers should they need to call 999 or 112 and will be of particular benefit to those in rural areas across the UK.
The successful launch of emergency mobile roaming is the result of a joint effort between Ofcom, the mobile network operators, emergency authorities and the fixed operators who act as call handling agents.0
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