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Textphone users contact 18000 to connect to the 999 service
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Text Relay services are provided by BT, the Text Relay connects people using a textphone with people using a telephone or another textphone. It allows deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people to contact the UK 999 service in an emergency by dialling 18000.

Emergency SMS is a service that lets deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people in the UK send a SMS text message to the UK 999 service where it will be passed to the Police, Ambulance, Fire Service or Coastguard. It is an add-on to the existing 999 and 18000 services that are available in the UK.

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