The death of French hiker Simon Gautier, whose body was found nine days after his fall in a ravine in southern Italy (and his call for rescue services), raises the question of the deployment of emergency call location services in Europe. Where is Europe in this regard?
The existing legal framework (Directive 2009/136/EC, known as the ‘universal service’ directive) does not require the ability to locate mobile devices, only telecommunications networks.
Only ten Member States already use a...