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From: Jack.Winslade@f666.n285.z1.fidonet.org (Jack Winslade)
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Subject: Strange International (???) Number
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Date: 2 Oct 90 02:08:36 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 704, Message 3 of 9


While skimming through the back pages of this week's {Village Voice},
you know, the pages with those quasi-slick ads for all of the talk
lines, date lines and dial-a-slut lines, one number stuck out like a
sore thumb.  It was:
 
011-559-2xxx
 
There were two footnotes, one stating that 'Normal international rates
will apply' and another stating that 'Normal long-distance rates will
apply'.  The text implied that the numbers had something racier than
permitted in the US.
 
I know that 55 is the country code for Brazil, but could 9-2xxx
possibly be a valid city code/directory number ??  (Yes, I checked the
Phone Book <tm> and did not find any Brazil city codes beginning with
9.)
 
Is this a real number in Brazil, or is this just some kind of
numbering anomaly??  I haven't called it.  I'm not >THAT< curious.
 

Good Day!       JSW

[1:285/666@fidonet] DRBBS - Everything but the kitchen TSYNC.  Omaha

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