>> WD> The use of "000", "00-0",
"0-00" and "0-0-0" at the beginning of the
>> WD> phone-field is irresponsible and may lead to criminal prosecution of
>> WD> certain individuals if a serious enough mishap occurs, and we all
>> WD> know that errors will happen.

>> In Sweden all numbers beginning with a "1" are reserved
for emergency
>> numbers.

 WD> The North-American telephone companies are causing the problem
 WD> as their numbering-system is not ITU-compliant.

erm... has it occured to you that these systems were set up before the ITUT
came into existance? with that in mind, there is a such thing as a
"grandfather" clause ;)

 WD> Same with the 911-number. It is a North-American invention
 WD> contradictory with ITU numbering-plans which were set-up
 WD> especially to avoid the India/NewDelhi-controversy.

911 was set up before then, right??

if not, need i mention that the international dialing code requirement to
dial a number outside of one's country negates this situation completely?

 WD> Had the North American telephone companies followed the
 WD> ITU-scheme then 911 would have been 112 and all resulting
 WD> conflicts with the 1- for North America would also have been
 WD> solved by changing net-numbers.

ummhumm... and what about 1-12-whatever?? same situation, isn't it?

 WD> Our emergency-number here was "900" ... now it's
"112" and all
 WD> other changes have also been incorporated.

goody for you... wanna cookie, a medal, or something else?

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