Janis,
 
> Thank you for posting this information, Vladimir.  I knew Zone 7 has been
> in use for many years by some folks in Russia, but I didn't know the
> date.  Martin should have done more research before using Zone 7 for his
> BlueNet, that's for sure.
 
Nobody owns a zone-number ... there are 3 zone "8" that I know
of. No-one makes an issue out of it.
 
There used to be someone keeping a list of all these zones but that service
has also collapsed.
 
 \%/{at}rd 

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