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From: wd@infodn.rmi.de (Walter Doerr)
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Subject: Re: Australian Area Code 14 or 014
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Date: 13 Oct 90 10:58:30 GMT
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In article <13105@accuvax.nwu.edu> cmoore@brl.mil (VLD/VMB) wrote:

> I tried dialing 011-61-14112 from the U.S., and the call was
> intercepted (could not be completed as dialed) before leaving the U.S.

Either the phone company implemented International Sleazeball Blocking
(tm) or the call didn't go through because the number was not
complete.

I found similar numbers on the Video/Teletext pages of the German TV
station 'SAT 1', offering a dial-a-horoscope type of service.

The numbers given were 0061-14-112-xx, where xx are two digits
corresponding to your sign. xx is in the 52-75 range, but 85 is used
too.

> And from a little further back in this Digest, I had 0014-881-877
> listed for Sprint access from within Australia.

This number is dialable from Germany as 0061-14-881-887.