>  > I know things have changed since then.  Now you may have to
 >  > wait as much as a month here at times, and the waiting time
 >  > in Europe is about at par.
 >
 > Things change. Twenty five years ago I had to wait six month for a free pair
 > wires when I moved for Dokkum to Driebergen. Mind you when you already had a
 > phone and moved to another place you had priority over new applications. So
 > had priority. Now they guarantee you have a working phone within 5 work days
 > When the line is a;lready there you normally have a working phone within thr
 > days.


Yes, they have changed indeed.  I see most phone companies in Europe
are no longer state controlled, but for profit business these days.  I
think here, some provinces still have provincially owned utilities,
such as phone companies, etc.

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