![]() ![]() It replaces the previous emergency number 117 used outside Davao City.Īs of 2017, a 9-1-1 system is in use in Mexico, where implementation in different states and municipalities is being conducted. It is the first of its kind in Asia-Pacific region. In the Philippines, the 9-1-1 emergency hotline has been available to the public since August 1, 2016, starting in Davao City. In approximately 96 percent of the United States, the enhanced 9-1-1 system automatically pairs caller numbers with a physical address. In over 98% of locations in Argentina, Panama, Belize, Anguilla, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Jordan, Ethiopia, Liberia, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Uruguay, United States, Palau, Mexico, Tonga and Canada, dialing "9-1-1" from any telephone will link the caller to an emergency dispatch office-called a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) by the telecommunications industry-which can send emergency responders to the caller's location in an emergency. Using it for any other purpose (such as making false or prank calls) is a crime in most jurisdictions. Like other emergency numbers around the world, this number is intended for use in emergency circumstances only. 9-1-1, usually written 911, is an emergency telephone number for the United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Palau, Argentina, Philippines, Jordan, as well as the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), one of eight N11 codes.
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