[net.news.group] Proposal for Naming Convention of European Phone Numbers

bobr (02/03/83)

Now that European sites are joining usenet, may I suggest
a standard way of expressing their phone numbers.

I suggest

"(" <country-code> "-" <area code> ")" <local phone number>
where the default value of <country-code> is "1",
standing for North America.

Thus people on this side of the ocean would not have to
change their naming convention for phone numbers and
European phone numbers would look something like

(44-1) 123-4567		in London or
(49-30) 123 45 67	in Berlin.



	Christoph Bobrowski	Dept. of Computer Science, Toronto	
	still: (416) 978-6027
	soon:  (49-40) 299 10 22

martin (02/07/83)

	There is an international standard for the representation of
telephone numbers in foreign countries; I strongly suggest that we stick
to that in favour of devising a different scheme. The standard scheme
uses a "+" to represent the international access code from your particular
country; this is followed by the country code and the actual number.
For example:
	+44 1 246 8091		in London
	+32 2 123 4567		in Brussels
etc.

	In those areas in the US that can dial their own international
calls, the "+" is replaced by 011. 

	I believe this standard is proposed/supported/endorsed or
whatever by the CCITT. Let's stick to it!

Martin Harriss
pyuxjj!martin