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> What’s odd is that in the US at least, carriers must allow any phone (even if it no longer has an active/paid plan) to dial 911 for emergency.

In the rest of the world too.




It's not universally true though, in Japan the equivalent of the FCC requires an active contract in order to be licensed to broadcast so emergency calls are not available without a valid SIM card


And you don't even need a SIM card.




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