Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: Jim Breen Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: My List of World Wide Codes Message-ID: <8651@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 4 Jun 90 23:21:09 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Organization: Chisholm Institute of Technology, Melb., Australia Lines: 21 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 413, Message 2 of 9 In article <8597@accuvax.nwu.edu>, rmadison@euler.berkeley.edu (Linc Madison) writes: > Speaking of the local phone book, I've noticed something the last few > years: the list of foreign codes has gotten SHORTER and SHORTER each > year -- I guess the idea is that Pac*Bell doesn't get much revenue > *directly* from international calls, so they won't put much effort > into helping you. For example, the Oakland book lists 38 country > codes and a total of about 83 city codes, for the entire world. The Telecom Australia directory in the larger cities has 165 country codes and ~300 city codes. Perhaps there are some advantages in monopolies after all (8-<)>. _______ Jim Breen (rdt139z@monu6.cc.monash.oz) Dept of Robotics & /o\----\\ \O Digital Technology. Chisholm Inst. of Technology /RDT\ /|\ \/| -:O____/ PO Box 197 Caulfield East VIC 3145 Australia O-----O _/_\ /\ /\ (ph) +61 3 573 2552 (fax) +61 3 573 2748