piet@cs.ruu.nl (Piet van Oostrum) (04/11/90)
In article <6035@accuvax.nwu.edu>, pjd@hpuxa (Peter J. Dotzauer) writes:
`Does anyone have a list of toll-free services for foreign countries,
`such as the 800 service in North America and the 0130 service in
`Germany?
In the Netherlands we have 06- numbers, which appear in three groups:
06-0 and 06-4 numbers are free, like 800-series numbers. These are
also called 'Green numbers'. The numbers come in two sizes: small
ones, like 06-0418, which is the international directory, and large
ones, these currently are of the form 06-x22yyyy where x = 0 or 4.
06-3 or 06-9 numbers where the caller pays and the calle gets a share
of the money. These are usually used for sex lines or information
services. The usual cost id Dfl 0.50 ($0.25) per minute. In
advertisements where these numbers are mentioned the price MUST be
stated.
06-8 numbers share the cost between caller and callee, usually
government information services, bus schedule information and things
like that.
Piet* van Oostrum, Dept of Computer Science, Utrecht University,
Padualaan 14, P.O. Box 80.089, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Telephone: +31-30-531806 Uucp: uunet!mcsun!ruuinf!piet
Telefax: +31-30-513791 Internet: piet@cs.ruu.nl (*`Pete')Marc O'Krent <marc@ttc.uucp> (04/14/90)
We have toll free service in the UK via an 0800 number. This is distingushed from their 0898 service which is the reverse: caller-pay. Marc O'Krent The Telephone Connection Internet: marc@ttc.info.com MCIMail: mokrent Voice Mail: +1 213 551 9620