Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!samsung!xylogics!bu.edu!telecom-request From: motcid!schultz@uunet.uu.net (Rob Schultz) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: The Correct Way to Write Your Phone Number Message-ID: Date: 27 Feb 91 14:49:02 GMT Sender: news@bu.edu.bu.edu Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Hgts, IL Lines: 35 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 166, Message 2 of 12 In jwb@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Jim Breen) writes: > Worse than that, David. CSIRO ran some job advertisements in the > international press last year (New Scientist, etc.) quoting their > (Sydney) numbers as (612) xxx yyyy, instead of +61 2 xxx yyyy. I guess > a lot of people in the (US? Canada?) 61x area codes are getting used > to receiving calls intended for Australia. The 612 area code covers central Minnesota, including Minneapolis. That area happens to have a fair amount of large business, and therefore a fairly sizable population. My guess (and everyone here will correct me if I'm wrong :-) is that there is a better than 50% chance that the number given in these adverts is in use somewhere in Minnesota. Given the assumption that relatively few people are truly informed about international calling, I would say the odds are pretty good that someone in that area did receive quite a few calls. "Hello" "Hi, Is this Sydney Australia?" "No, this is Podunk Minnesota." "Really? But the number I have is . . ." "Well, sorry about that, I am in Minnesota" "You must be mistaken, I dialed Australia" "Well, you know I have always wanted to visit there, perhaps you can convince the phone company to move me . . ." Well, the scenario *could* be different . . . Rob Schultz +1 708 632 2267 Motorola General Systems Sector schultz@motcid.rtsg.mot.com 1501 West Shure Drive Rm 3118 ...!uunet!motcid!schultz Arlington Heights, IL 60004 All appropriate disclaimers apply.