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From: auugn@elecvax.OZ (Australian Unix Users Group Newsletter)
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Subject: Re: Phone Numbers
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Date: Sat, 12-Jan-85 21:10:40 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 12 21:10:40 1985
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Lauren said....
    By the way, just as an experiment, I tried to see if my local 
    Pacific Bell operator knew what the country code for the U.S.
    was.  They couldn't even understand what I was talking about.

I had to try this same experiment here. I dialled "International Directory
Assistance" (sorry we dont just have plain "operators", we have all sorts of
them, listed in the "Instant Call Guide" in the phone book) and asked
    What is Australia's country code?
    61 Sir, and there is more information on page 10 of your phone book....

Next I tried the same question on "Difficulties and Faults, ISD calls",
    61 Sir, but you dont need to use it for calls with the country....

I wonder what "Wake up and Reminder Calls" would say?

I guess people in Australia know how to dial overseas because we are such
a small country populated by a lot of European immigrants........

peteri

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