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From: mnelson@ihlpb.att.com (Michael C Nelson)
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Subject: Re: Notes on the Phone System in Holland
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Date: 10 Jan 91 12:13:22 GMT
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I am posting this for soemone who has no posting capabilities, so
please reply to him, not to me.  M. Nelson

In article <15886@accuvax.nwu.eokdu>, hm@fwi.uva.nl writes:

> In article <15809@accuvax.nwu.edu> Ralph Moonen writes:

> [about he Dutch phone system]  002 - speaking clock  003 - weather forecast

> Not anymore.  They moved to 06-8002 and 06-8003 on December 1st, 1990.
> They still cost 1 unit, i.e. Dfl 0.15 (about US$ 0.08) per call.

> When they announced the change, PTT Telecom referred to an
> ``international agreement'' to make 00- the prefix for international
> calls.  Can anybody tell me what sort of agreement they meant?  Is
> this an EC directive, a CCITT recommendation, or what?

Well, you are right of course, but the old numbers still work. They
have not yet been disconnected.  BTW, the alternative routing to these
services still work for some old 00x services. This works as follows:

Dial for 00x: 

0yz01-1xx where yz = the two digits identifying the Telecom District.
So, to call 008 in the place Leeuwarden, you would call 05101-188.
This works for all Telecom districts, except Utrecht.  (ID: 34)

> >001x- Used to be other services, now disconnected, and/or moved to the
> >      06-041x range. 

> Exception: 0011 (emergencies) moved to 06-11.  Like a regular
> non-local call, it costs 1 unit per 45 seconds.

True, but it will become toll-free in the near future. (Also from a
payphone.)

(Replies should go to:)

Ralph Moonen   rmoonen@hvlpa.att.com   (+31) 2155-24356