<Li> Suspicion that a crime is in progress, or that an offender is in the area </Li> <Li> Structure on fire </Li> <Li> Another serious incident which needs immediate emergency service attendance </Li> <P> All telecoms providers operating in the UK are obliged as part of their licence agreement to provide a free of charge emergency operator service . As of 2014 emergency calls made on any network in the UK are handled predominantly by BT, although other emergency operator services are provided by Vodafone (ex-Cable&Wireless) and Level 3 Communications (ex-Global Crossing, previously British Rail Telecoms). </P>

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