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From: urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs)
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Subject: Re: The CCITT Recommendation on International D.A.
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Date: 2 Mar 90 15:20:21 GMT
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In comp.dcom.telecom, article <4531@accuvax.nwu.edu>,
covert@covert.enet.dec.com (John R. Covert  28-Feb-1990 0811) writes:
 
< In any relation, Administrations should abide by the following general
< principles:
 
< a) Inquiries from customers concerning foreign subscribers' numbers should
<    normally be addressed to operators in the country of origin who will 
>    obtain the required information; it may be useful to keep the customer 
>    on line while this information is being sought.
 
Last time I was in the US, I had to get a number in Nuernberg
(Nuremberg to you), West Germany.

I had lots of fun convincing first the International D.A. and then the
operator to place the call (no intl dialing...) that the area code of
Nuernberg is in fact valid -- it's 911, which seems to be used for a
quite different purpose in the US...

On the other hand, I was astonished that there are still corners in
the US (it was somewhere near Philadelphia, in fact) where one still
couldn't dial international calls directly, or (once in Boston) where
the public phone where I dialled 011-49-911-... seemed to have
overlooked the first five digits, and the call was free. :-)


Matthias Urlichs