<P> The CEPT recommended the use of 112 in 1972 . The European Union subsequently adopted the 112 number as a standard on 29 July 1991 . It is now a valid emergency number throughout EU countries and in many other CEPT countries . It works in parallel with other local emergency numbers in about two out of three EU states . </P> <P> In January 2008, the Internet Engineering Task Force released a set of RFC documents pertaining to emergency calls in IP networks . </P> <P> Prior to 1969, Australia did not have a national number for emergency services; the police, fire and ambulance services possessed many phone numbers, one for each local unit . In 1961, the office of the Postmaster General (PMG) introduced the Triple Zero (000) number in major population centres and near the end of the 1980s extended its coverage to nationwide . The number Triple Zero (000) was chosen for several reasons: technically, it suited the dialling system for the most remote automatic exchanges, particularly outback Queensland . These communities used the digit 0 to select an automatic trunk line to a centre . In the most remote communities, two 0s had to be used to reach a main centre; thus dialling 0 + 0, plus another 0 would call (at least) an operator . Zero is closest to the finger stall on Australian rotary dial phones, so it was easy to dial in darkness . </P> <P> The International Telecommunication Union has officially set two standard emergency phone numbers for countries to use in the future . AP reports that member states have agreed that either 911 or 112 should be designated as emergency phone numbers--911 is currently used in North America, while 112 is standard across the EU and in many other countries worldwide . </P>

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