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From: phons@erato.cs.kun.nl (Phons Bloemen)
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Subject: Re: Equivalents of 800/900/976/911 Numbers in the Netherlands
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hansm@cs.kun.nl (Hans Mulder) writes:

>There is no 06-[3589] blocking for residential customers.  They do
>provide 06-blocking for PBXs.  This also blocks 06-11.

Yes, PTT provides 06 blocking (but they charge 35 guilders for it, maybe
to cover the 'lost revenues' for the exploitaints of chatlines etcetera
But the tariff policy at least does not allow the famous 900 sleaze
where the Americans are so proud of :=), but is still possible to get a
HUGE phone bill if you are addicted to chat lines and 'babbelboxen').

But it is easy to do it yourself: In various electronics magazines,
'intelligent 06 and 09 (international dialing code from NL) filters'
are presented, which can block out the expensive services, and pass
the free ones. Totally self-configurable!  I don't think the PTT block
also blocks emergency 06-11 but maybe you have some more info on this.


Hans

Phons Bloemen       +31 80 236769  phons@cs.kun.nl
Sophiaweg 244 6523 NJ Nijmegen NL  Uni.of Nijmegen,Dept of Computer Science