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 ;)

But only fools insist on maintaining a numbering system "just becuase".

Over here the international access code used to be 09. Special service
numbers started with 00. We all changed that to come into line with ITU and
CEPT recommendations....

 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??

Our National emergency number used to be 0611. We changed that to 112 to
get in line with ITU and CEPT recommendations....


Cheers, Michiel

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