Patent ID: 8417212

Claim:
A method of providing emergency services to a mobile vehicle, comprising: via a telematics unit operatively disposed in the mobile vehicle, monitoring a network country code broadcast from a communications network provider; via a processor operatively associated with the telematics unit, comparing the network country code with a first list of country codes stored in an electronic memory operatively associated with the telematics unit, the first list being associated with a telematics service provider; and from the comparing, determining where to direct an emergency call by the telematics unit, the determining including identifying the type of service provider to call; wherein: when the network country code is found in the first list, then the method further includes directing the telematics unit, via the processor, to notify the telematics service provider, via a wireless connection, of a need for emergency services; or when the network country code is not found in the first list, the method further includes: comparing the network country code with a second list of country codes stored in the electronic memory, the second list being associated with a service provider other than the telematics service provider; and when the network country code is found in the second list, directing the telematics unit, via the processor, to place an emergency call with the service provider other than the telematics service provider.