CRW@icf.hrb.com (Craig R. Watkins) (12/02/90)
I got a notice in the mail from NTT (not exactly sure why) stressing
that Tokyo telephone numbers are about to change on December 31st at
noon EST. They claim: "You'll need to dial a '3' before seven-digit
telephone numbers in Tokyo." They show this change as:
81-3-3123-4567
- added three
--------- telephone number
- area code
-- country code
"Most telephone numbers in Tokyo are about to undergo a simple but
necessary change to make more numbers available for new telephone
lines. An extra digit, a '3,' will be added to all seven-digit
telephone numbers."
Also directly from the notice:
Q: There are already some eight-digit telephone numbers in Tokyo.
Will these change?
A: No. All current eight-digit numbers in the "3" area code will stay
the same.
Q: Can I dial the new eight-digit numbers now?
A: No. The change will not go into effect until noon EST on December
31. If you dial the new eight-digit numbers before that time you'll
get a wrong number.
Q: What happens if I dial the old number after the change?
A: You'll reach a recorded message which will tell you how to dial the
right number.
And above all ... please remember to reprogram all Tokyo telephone
numbers in your fax machine's memory from noon EST on December 31.
Also, don't forget telephone numbers in the memory of autodial
telephones, computers and other communications equipment.
(They also included stickers describing the change to stick on fax
machines, etc.)
Craig R. Watkins Internet: CRW@ICF.HRB.COM
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