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minus-squaremasterofn001@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·1 month agoThis is simply a giant intentional clustetfuck of an abomination. If emergency calling is actually the emergency, the standard should be backwards compatible and designed to accept any device. It kind of does, but the telcos are just playing dirty by excluding devices they don’t have control over.
minus-squaresndmn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoThe emergency is the risk to incumbent profit margins.
This is simply a giant intentional clustetfuck of an abomination.
If emergency calling is actually the emergency, the standard should be backwards compatible and designed to accept any device.
It kind of does, but the telcos are just playing dirty by excluding devices they don’t have control over.
The emergency is the risk to incumbent profit margins.