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From: Henry Troup <bnrgate!.bnr.ca!hwt@uunet.uu.net>
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Subject: Re: My List of World Wide Codes
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Date: 4 Jun 90 19:18:59 GMT
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In article <8597@accuvax.nwu.edu> rmadison@euler.berkeley.edu (Linc
Madison) writes:

>Four years ago, my San Jose directory had 3.5 pages of listings for
>country/city codes.  Why chop the list???

The Ottawa/Hull Bell Canada (not a BOC, really) phone book has eight
pages, 145 Country codes (including Christmas Island, Vanuatu, etc.).

Yet another advantage to old-fashioned non-competitive monopoly
service!  And our local rates are lower, too.  


Henry Troup - BNR
owns but does not share my opinions
 ..uunet!bnrgate!hwt%bwdlh490 or  HWT@BNR.CA