106 (emergency telephone number)

Australian national emergency telephone number for textphones the 'Triple Zero', or 000 Emergency national telephone number in Australia 000 (emergency telephone number) June 2018 June 2018 thumb|Textphone / TTY hearing or speech impairment (106) logo 106 Text Emergency Call, commonly known as simply 106,https://www.triplezero.gov.au/triple-zero/other-emergency-numbers Using other emergency numbers www.TripleZero.gov.au Australian Government 27 December 2020 22 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220722034003/https://www.triplezero.gov.au/triple-zero/other-emergency-numbers live is the Australian national emergency telephone number to be used in life-threatening or time critical situationshttps://www.communications.gov.au/what-we-do/phone/services-people-disability/accesshub/national-relay-service/emergency-calls-000 Emergency calls (000) – Emergency services can be contacted through the NRS in life threatening or time critical situations. www.Communications.gov.au Commonwealth of Australia 28 December 2020 21 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210121235638/https://www.communications.gov.au/what-we-do/phone/services-people-disability/accesshub/national-relay-service/emergency-calls-000 live for those with a speech and / or hearing impairment who use telecommunications device for the deaf (textphone or teletypewriter (TTY)).http://www.RelayService.com.au/topics/2065.html National Relay Service: Call options: Emergency calls www.RelayService.com.au National Relay Service (NRS) 28 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20070513125431/http://www.relayservice.com.au/topics/2065.html 13 May 2007 deadhttps://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx?country=16&pg_size=50 ITU-T E.129 National-only numbers linked with emergency services and other services of social value – Australia www.ITU.int International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 3 April 2012 5 January 2021 27 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220127074601/https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx?country=16&pg_size=50 live It is run by the emergency telephone operator for the National Relay Service (NRS); formerly the Australian Communications Exchange (ACE), a non-profit organisation that provided the relay services componenthttp://ACEinfo.net.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=24 Australian Communications Exchange, What we have done & will do ACEinfo.net.au Australian Communications Exchange Limited 28 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20130817133519/http://aceinfo.net.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=24 17 August 2013 dead for the NRS.https://www.communications.gov.au/what-we-do/phone/services-people-disability/accesshub/national-relay-service National Relay Service www.Communications.gov.au Commonwealth of Australia 19 December 2020 12 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201212113451/https://www.communications.gov.au/what-we-do/phone/services-people-disability/accesshub/national-relay-service live 106 can only be used by people with a TTY / textphone, or a computer with terminal software (TTY imitation software) and a modem. 106 calls are given priority over other calls handled by the National Relay Service. 106 is a free-to-call number. Usage Callers to the free 106 Text Emergency Call number will be asked to type PPP for police, FFF for fire, or AAA for ambulance. The relay officer will then call the requested emergency service, and relay the call on behalf of the caller. An able caller can also just say 'police', 'fire', or 'ambulance' to the relay officer. The relay operator will stay on the line during the entire conversation with the connected emergency service. Being as all textphone or teletypewriter (TTY) devices are connected to a fixed telephone line (or landline), the emergency service operator be automatically able to determine your geographic location where you are making your call from, however, you will still be asked to confirm the exact address of where the emergency is located. It is not possible to call 106 from an ordinary telephone (landline or mobile phone), nor send an SMS text message, nor use IRC internet relay. It can only be called from a textphone or teletypewriter (TTY) device. See also Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) — official telecommunications regulator in Australia References External links Services for people with disability > Accesshub — Commonwealth of Australia Contact the National Relay Service helpdesk — Commonwealth of Australia Telecommunications in Australia Telecommunications Law Medicine Category:Telecommunications in Australia Category:Emergency telephone numbers Category:Three-digit telephone numbers