Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdcad.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!gatech!amdcad!phil From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Re: Re: Re: Phone numbers Message-ID: <465@amdcad.UUCP> Date: Tue, 1-Jan-85 16:22:43 EST Article-I.D.: amdcad.465 Posted: Tue Jan 1 16:22:43 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 3-Jan-85 00:48:16 EST References: <1452@ritcv.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: AMDCAD, Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 29 > 1) The United States does not have a "Country Code," rather "1" is for North > America (although there are anomalies within Mexico.) Instead of saying Mexico is included in the country code of "1" with some anomalies I would say Mexico's country code is "52" with the exception of Mexico City and Northwest Mexico. And I do know that Canada is included, that's why I wrote the following in my original posting. > >(I think for these purposes the US and Canada are considered together.) > 011 is designated by the Telephone Company > as, "The International Area Code." quote, unquote That's funny, my phone book says 011 is the International ACCESS Code, not AREA code. I think of this as being like using uucp to send mail, you give your address with respect to a backbone and people figure out how to get to the backbone. For phone numbers, you should give a fully formed number, like 1 408 xxx xxxx and let your caller adjust for whether their version of the international access code is needed and whether an area code is needed. -- AMD assumes no responsibility for anything I may say here. Phil Ngai (408) 749-5790 UUCP: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra}!amdcad!phil ARPA: amdcad!phil@decwrl.ARPA