[LINK] Fwd: MR162-2008: Triple Zero recorded announcement aims to reduce non-genuine calls

[Jon Seymour]

Jesting aside, isn't this incredibly irresponsible to announce this
change on the day that it is made?

Isn't there going to be a rise in spurious calls to 000, just to hear
the goddamn message [ I NOT advocating this, just suggesting that this
is a possible outcome ]

How about advertising this ahead of time, warning people that making
false calls is illegal, and then doing it.

F*ck!

jon.

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Jon Seymour <jon.seymour at gmail.com> wrote:
> The service formerly known as the triple-zero service - now known as
> the quadruple-zero service?
>
> "Yada, yada, yada ...Press 0 (again) to speak to an operator"
>
> jon.
>
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Antony Barry <tony at tony-barry.emu.id.au> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: "Australian Communications & Media Authority"
>>> <media at acma.gov.au>
>>> Date: 19 December 2008 2:48:42 PM
>>> To: <tony at tony-barry.emu.id.au>
>>> Subject: MR162-2008: Triple Zero recorded announcement aims to
>>> reduce non-genuine calls
>>> Reply-To: media at acma.gov.au
>>>
>>> The Australian Communications and Media Authority has agreed to the
>>> introduction of a short recorded voice announcement (RVA) for the
>>> Triple Zero (000) emergency call service. It is being introduced
>>> with the aim of reducing the high level of inadvertent and other
>>> non-genuine calls received by Triple Zero operators. The full media
>>> release can be viewed at http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/
>>> pc=PC_311582
>>>
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