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Acronyms

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Please clarify what acronyms mean when using them for the first time. "due to lengthy delays at the SECC level, being ESTA"--180.150.114.140 (talk) 16:30, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Police Assistance Line

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I think it should be added that the non-emergency number for police (except in Victoria) is 131 444 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.91.9.190 (talk) 13:39, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Telstra

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Note in the 'Calling 000' section there is an abundant use of Telstra. I for one am not certain if this is the case anymore. I understand that 000 will connect you to an operator for the service. Pandawelch (talk) 12:38, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Triple zero"

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This information is based on an internal policy memo, which I can't cite. I've included the best external references I can find, but some better ones would be appreciated! Monobeg 00:28, 31 May 2007 (UTC)Monobeg 31/5/07[reply]

  • Well, if you can't cite it it can't go on Wikipedia. The fact is, most people colloquially refer to it as Triple O. ajdlinux 09:27, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • As I said, I cited the best references I could, and as Wikipedia is a collective effort, if people know of better references they could be replaced. I could cite the memo, but it's inaccessible to most people so of limited value. I agree that your edits are an improvement though.Monobeg 16:11, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hmm, well I do know that emergency services websites do refer to it as Triple Zero now. so I'll assume there's some sort of official policy about it. ajdlinux 23:37, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's interesting - the ESTA site that's also linked to says Triple 0, which isn't Triple O, but it certainly looks closer to Triple O than Triple Zero when looking at it. ajdlinux 07:28, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I live in Brisbane, Queensland, I almost always hear Triple "Oh" in normal conversation, but the official stuff at ACMA reads "tripple zero"[1] Alexlaw65 (talk) 08:33, 13 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • According to ESTA website: "We prefer the phrase "Triple Zero" over "Triple Oh" because of potential confusion when using alphanumeric keypads which could cause people to incorrectly dial "666" in an emergency, not Triple Zero (000)." This information is found in a "Did You Know?"-type panel on the left hand side of the page, which randomly presents one of a number of similar facts upon each refresh. This makes it difficult to cite directly, but it is nonetheless explicitly stated (and verifiable) on the ESTA website. 124.180.215.25 (talk) 12:59, 23 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_1695

Mobile phones

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Calls from mobile phones are handled basically the same way as calls from landlines. I've made edits to correct statements implying a major difference. Monobeg 00:28, 31 May 2007 (UTC)Monogbeg 31/5/07[reply]

Right. From what I know, the Telstra operator will only ask for city and state when calling from a mobile, but the emergency dispatcher will always ask for an address, only relying on ANI if the caller doesn't respond. Is that correct? ajdlinux 09:27, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I've been asked for my city and state by Telstra when calling from a landline before, so they must treat them the same. Monobeg 16:09, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
http://emergencycalls.aca.gov.au/telstra.htm - Straight from ACMA... they must have asked you mistakenly. Also, it mentions that Telstra operators do not see the registered address of mobiles, only the number and state from which the call is being made. I'll update the page when I have some time. ajdlinux 23:37, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You must be right. I'll correct the page.
As for the address being displayed, Telstra may not be able to see a mobile caller's address, but apparently the Emergency operators can, or have very easy access to look it up, at least in Victoria.Monobeg 05:55, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, from what I know the ESO operators only use the ANI address as a last resort, however the Telstra operator only needs to know the town and state before handing it over to the ESO. So it doesn't surprise me that ESO operators ask for the caller's address - they need more detailed info than Telstra. ajdlinux 07:25, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am not so sure that the address information does appear on the screen on the other end or if the operator even looks at it. I called and gave my address slightly wrong by accident and the girl didn't correct me. Where does it say that your address and details comes up automatically anyway? I mean I sure hope it really does, if I only had time to call before dropping dead, would be nice to know they could still find me, but where exactly does it say that it comes up on their screen while you are talking to them> JayKeaton 18:50, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

From http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_1695
Just for information's sake: The Caller Line Identification or CLI information is presented to Telstra and ESO calltakers, but is always verified with the caller, as the actual location of the emergency is not always the same as the billing address (obviously this is especially the case for calls from mobile phones). However the calltaker has to rely on the information given by the caller - the job relies on always avoiding second-guessing callers. In the end if the system accepts the address the caller gives (whether it's the accurate emergency location or not) the calltaker has no reason not to accept that information on face value. Either way, the calltaker always has the caller's phone number from CLI in case of a dropped connection etc, even if the billing address is established as not being the emergency location. Also: It's required that all CLI information is associated with a system event, so yes - the calltaker ALWAYS looks at the information (and it usually means the calltaker doesn't have to type the address as you say it - just confirm that it's accurate).124.180.215.25 (talk) 13:29, 23 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How will the emergency call operator know where I am when I call?

If you are calling from a fixed network line i.e. a land line, your location details will automatically appear on the operator’s screen and will be passed on to the emergency service organisation you request. However, you may still be asked to confirm your location information to the operator (or the emergency service organisation).

If you call from a mobile phone or VoIP service your exact location is not available, so you will need to provide the state and town you are calling from. More information about about calling the Emergency Call Service (Triple Zero) from a mobile is available.

ajdlinux | utc 12:01, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]


There is also the issue of keypad locked mobiles being able to ring 000 bypassing the keypad locking. Of course, this leads to mobile phones which are locked and bumped repeatedly (say in a backpack or bag) dialling 000 accidentally. I don't know how to build that into the article though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.23.136.200 (talk) 02:24, 29 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

999

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I grew up in Brisbane, Queensland in the 1960s and 70s and recall the number as being 999 (like the UK) then changing to 000, I think that happened about the same time as the introduction of Subscriber Trunk Dialing. I'm trying to find cites. Alexlaw65 (talk) 08:33, 13 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Acidental dialing from dialing out internationational calls

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In addition to the other problems listed here, I distinctly remember reading a news article in the 90s saying that 000 had a problem not faced by other emergency numbers because of the use of "0" as a prefix for dialing out of internal business phone systems followed by dialing an international number with a "00" prefix, together making "000". Obviously not a problem when actually inside a business phone system, but the problem was business people pressing 0 as an automatic habit once at home (and then internationally from home). My guess is this article was in a major Sydney newspaper circa 1995 or 1996, could be of interest to this article, and possibly still a problem for the number? 121.44.96.34 (talk) 01:17, 9 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

US$ or AU$

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I was wondering whether they mean $400000 USD or $400000 AUD. Please make it more obvious. UpsandDowns1234 (talk) 06:45, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It's AU$ SPARKZY 16:34, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Why on Earth would anyone confuse an article solely about an Australian subject and think that financial statement would be in US dollars? 78.32.143.113 (talk) 14:05, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 3 May 2017

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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: moved to 000 (emergency telephone number). The data for "which title is used more" is a statistical tie, and participants on both sides have given rational and reasonable arguments for supporting 000 or Triple Zero. However, there is almost 2:1 support for a rename to some variation on 000 (with or without disambiguator). Given the other "(emergency telephone number)" disambiguators for similar numbers, it is reasonable to also add the dab to this title. However, if there is a strong motivation to host the page at 000, there is NPASR for a new RM to that effect. Primefac (talk) 14:50, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

File:000 Emergency Logo 01.jpg Written as 000

Triple Zero (000) → 000 (emergency telephone number) – This page has been moved multiple times over the last year with no discussion ever having occurred for any of the moves. In order to prevent this continued move war I thought it might be a good idea to get a consensus title. The need to move from the current title is clear: it clearly violates policy by giving the spelling of the spoken shorthand for this emergency telephone number before then placing the actual number in parenthesis afterwards. While the title could just be moved to '000' as there is no other term known as 000 which it needs to be disambiguated from, I believe that moving to '000 (emergency telephone number)' is most preferable as it would meet WP:CONSISTENCY with 108 (emergency telephone number), 112 (emergency telephone number), 119 (emergency telephone number), 999 (emergency telephone number) etc. That being said I have no inherent objection to 000 if that is what others prefer. Ebonelm (talk) 21:45, 3 May 2017 (UTC)--Relisting. Primefac (talk) 14:40, 18 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

--Relisting. TheSandDoctor (talk) 05:10, 12 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You claim WP:COMMONNAME on 440 to 390 results, which is barely a lead and well within the expected margin of error for this kind of search. The examples given by Ebonelm were for adding "(emergency telephone number)" to the end of this article, which isn't going to happen. Laurdecl talk 12:03, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I am giving the numbers. And yes, they are near equal. This is contrary to the claim made in the original move of this page that sources were clearly in favor of "triple zero". You are correct that Ebonelm was referring to the text between brackets, but his example show 000 is more similar to the other names. Also Category:Emergency telephone numbers shows that there are no written out numbers, but either a number is given or a name in other similar names.
I explained why imho the specific sources you gave were not convincing, and gave an Australian primary school book using 000 only. As such, imho you have no arguments/sources standing right now. You "heard" it called "triple zero". Which is not a convincing reason why it shouldn't be written "000". And you give sources that all use "000" as well. I have shown that in general the usage of 000 vs triple zero is about even, with a slight edge for 000. I really see no convincing argument why we should use "triple zero".
I think it is best we leave it to neutral third editors to decide, because I do not think we will agree on this point. Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 12:28, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Without fail the sources I showed use "Triple Zero". You cannot possibly dispute the fact that the government website is literally "triplezero.gov.au". Your results are inflated because most public safety websites write "Triple Zero (000)". They do this so people know the actual number, but they still call it triple zero! Laurdecl talk 11:51, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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Requested move 22 June 2017

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The result of the move request was: not moved. DrStrauss talk 18:55, 27 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

000 (emergency telephone number) → 000 – Unnecessary disambiguator Pppery 19:02, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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I missed this discussion, but 000 is a bad page title. Too many things could be all zeros. Legacypac (talk) 19:24, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Move discussion in progress

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