thank you all for your input! Jean
On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 5:01 AM, Philippe Verdy <verd...@wanadoo.fr> wrote: > At least in the European Union, portability of numbers is open to every > customers. And almost everywhere local call rates are disappearing for all > operators, going to a situation with a single national rate. > What replaces the local call rates is different rates depending on source > and target operators or the kind of service (fixed line or mobile) rather > than the actual location of callers and callees. > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Garanti > sans virus. www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_1585433171908523202_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > 2017-03-02 16:19 GMT+01:00 srivas sinnathurai <sisri...@blueyonder.co.uk>: > >> Skype for Business,and others cover (free global phone!!) for accounts >> based on area codes. >> >> Microsoft might have a list of this apparently adheres to a global >> standard. >> >> >> Yes, there is single nationwide plans also available, as addition to area >> plans. >> >> >> Sinnathurai >> >> >> >> On 02 March 2017 at 11:20 Philippe Verdy <verd...@wanadoo.fr> wrote: >> >> Wrong, many countries have largely relaxed their phone number plans by >> using a single nation wide plan and allowed portability of numbers. Area >> codes are no longer needed (single call rate nation wide, the rate only >> depends on operators; and ranges of numbers are allocated also nationwide >> for value added services; long distance calls are things of the past since >> the very large adoption of mobile phones, also not located by area but only >> by country). >> >> 2017-03-02 11:22 GMT+01:00 srivas sinnathurai <sisri...@blueyonder.co.uk >> >: >> >> I think there is a telephone area code, throughout the world. >> >> >> On 01 March 2017 at 21:37 Richard Wordingham < >> richard.wording...@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> >> >> On Wed, 1 Mar 2017 12:56:23 -0800 >> Jean Aurambault <jean.auramba...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > I'm wondering if there is any standard that defines a universal city >> > id (similar to country codes). >> >> ISO 3166-2 defines codes for some cities, but its uneven. However, >> what's a city? Does Constantinople exist? >> >> Richard. >> >> >> >> >> > >