Nickjet45 t1_j6kme3o wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:09 AM

Reply to comment by NeverLookBothWays in iPhone crash detection feature makes 100 false calls by speckz

You get fines for intentional false calls.

There’s a difference between prank calling 911, and calling 911 because you misunderstood the severity of a situation. Now let the latter happen multiple times, they may fine you.

NeverLookBothWays t1_j6kn970 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:15 AM

(Edit: Not sure why this is being downvoted, accidental 911 calls have been enough of a strain that some cities have introduced fines for repeat offenders. SOS has increased these incidents even further.)

Intentional as well as repeated "mistake" calls.

There's a threshold for when it becomes problematic for emergency responders, so don't doubt that action will be taken at some point on these. (take a look at Port St. Lucie as an example of this). But this also makes me think the FCC might go after Apple on this one when it does get to that point.