Neowin News Feed for: 999

Ofcom proposes plans to ban the selling of carrier-locked phones

Paul Hill — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 18:16:01 +0000

Ofcom has proposed some new rules which would see the end of handsets being sold locked to certain providers. The regulator has also suggested 999 video calls should be available for deaf people. Read more...

UK: Met police will let smart speaker users call them with device

Paul Hill — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 02:12:01 +0000

The Metropolitan police is devising a new system that will allow residents of London to make calls to them via smart speakers. Internally, it said that this could be the beginning of the end for 999. Read more...