"There are a lot of people that call in and just don't have control, they are so worried about what's going on," says one operator in Los Angeles County who successfully talked a couple through a home childbirth.
That way the regulator can see what is going on, so the schemes' operators get more flexibility.
The police operator says, "What's going on?" and the caller responds, "He's up and stoned".
With such a magnificently deft operator, it's hard to work out what's really going on behind the smile.
The operator asked him, "What's going on?" "I don't know.
"People are moving from one company to another company, so we are starting to see a bit of a bidding war going on among employers," says Barry. "Fork-lift operators have traditionally been paid £7 to £7.50 an hour but now we are starting to see that move to £8, £8.50 and beyond".
It might have been purpose-made to symbolise the complicated manoeuvring currently going on in the industry.Mobile operators, who act as the hub between customers, handset makers and content providers, have the hardest task.
Go to the "Operators" tab.
The operator is left listening to everything going on in the car, or the kitchen, or the backyard.
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