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From: sergej@diku.dk (S|ren Oskar Jensen)
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Subject: Re: Telephone Numbering Change in Denmark
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Date: 16 Aug 89 09:40:44 GMT
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U5434122@ucsvc.unimelb.edu.au writes:

>Recently Denmark changed its system of telephone numbers and area codes, going
>through a stage where the area code was compulsory even for local calls.

>They moved to 8 digit numbers recently, I think, although that seems excessive
>for a country of only 5 million people. ( 7 digits will serve about 15 million
>people, if pushed to the limit, and that is without area codes)

>Can anyone give details of the Danish situation now, please?

The main reason for the change was a shortage of numbers in the
central Copenhagen (our capitol - it has a population of approx. 1.2
million). Especially some of the centrals in the office district had a
shortage of numbers (the two first digits of the six digit number was
a central prefix). What the telcos have done is to implement a three
step plan:

1) make the area code compulsory - ie. 01 for Copenhagen.

2) differentiate the area code - the 01 for Copenhagen has been split
into 31,33,35,36,38,39 (no I don't know why they haven't used
32,34,37)

3) change the last 6 digits of the numbers in areas where this is
needed.

So far step 2 is implemented but you can still use the old area codes
inside Denmark 'til next year.

	Sergej