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From: mjs@alice.UUCP (M.J.Shannon,Jr.)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: International Phone Numbers (Answer); Stop Including The Original!
Message-ID: <3211@alice.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 28-Dec-84 11:44:34 EST
Article-I.D.: alice.3211
Posted: Fri Dec 28 11:44:34 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 29-Dec-84 03:12:50 EST
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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Ok, folks, I've now seen the original article included in no less than a dozen
followups!  The point is that folks in the US of A do not include the
INTERNATIONAL prefix to their posted phone numbers.  This is true -- we don't.
I just dragged down my copy of the NJBell phone book for my area, and though it
mentions a large number of international `country codes' and `city codes', it
DOES NOT mention what information we should give to extranationals to dial the
USA (nor, for that matter, how to use the `country codes' and `city codes' that
are so thoughtfully listed).  I suspect this is true for most other phone
books, as well.  Now, while I agree with the point raised in the original
article (this IS an international network, people!), I'd prefer to give no
information rather than mis-information.  It's a pity that NJBell does AT&T
Communications such a disservice by providing no instructions on the use of the
international codes.
-- 
	Marty Shannon
UUCP:	{alice,research}!mjs
	(rabbit is dead; long live alice!)
Phone:	201-582-3199