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Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - Oakville Community News
The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police are reminding mobile phone users to be conscious of the risk of “pocket dialing” 911, as police services across Ontario see an increase of these accidental phone calls.
Pocket dialing happens when the keypad on a mobile device accidentally pressed either the 9, 1 and 1 buttons or the emergency call buttons, while carried in a pocket or bag. This generates an unintended emergency call, tying up the phone lines and operators, which negatively impacts each region’s abilities to respond to real emergencies.
Together with the Ontario 911 Advisory Board, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police are partnering to raise public awareness of these unintentional, “pocket” dialed calls.