>
 >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??

      I believe the UK used "999", and so did Manitoba Telephones
when I lived
there in the '60's.


 >
 >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.
 >



      Wouldn't anyone dialing LD from z1 also run into a problem, since our LD
access is usually "1+"?





                       .....Bob

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