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From: johnl@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us (John R. Levine)
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Subject: Re: Finding Out the "Real" Number Behind a 1-800 Number
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Date: 21 Dec 89 02:13:39 GMT
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In article <2288@accuvax.nwu.edu> you write:

>Do there exist 800 numbers you can call from abroad at all?

Actually there are quite a lot of them, but the caller uses a number
assigned in the country he's calling from.  In the UK, for example,
the numbers start with 0800, in France they start with 05 (and are
called green numbers for some reason.)

The same thing applies in reverse.  There are a lot of 800 numbers you
can call in the US that connect to people in other countries.


Regards,
John Levine, johnl@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us, {spdcc|ima|lotus}!esegue!johnl