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From: covert@covert.enet.dec.com (John R. Covert  21-Oct-1990 1037)
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Subject: Re: Need Help With French Dialing Conventions
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Date: 21 Oct 90 14:42:08 GMT
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>As I understand it, all French numbers are now 8 digits, there are no city
>codes, and dialing within France always involves 8 digits.  But I believe
>that there's some strangeness with respect to dialing the Paris area (Ile
>de France?) from the rest of the country.  ...

The easiest way to look at it is to consider Ile de France as having
an area code of "1" and the rest of the country as having an area code
of "null."

To call between areas, you dial "16" (dial-tone) "area code"
"8-digits", where "area code" is "1" when calling the Ile from the
Provinces, and "null" when calling from the Provinces to the Ile.

Likewise, when calling from outside France, you dial "International
Access Code" "33" "area code" "8-digits", where, as above, "area code"
may be either "1" or "null".


john