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  2. National conventions for writing telephone numbers - Wikipedia

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    There are national telephone services which have phone numbers in the format of 1XX or 1XXX, without any area code. For example, 114 is for telephone yellow page, 119 is for fire/emergency number, 112 is for police station center, 131 is for weather forecast information, 1333 is for traffic information, and so on.

  3. Telephone numbers in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The prefixes in the Americas start with one of 1,2,5. All countries in the Americas use codes that start with "5", with the exception of the countries of the North American Numbering Plan, such as Canada and the United States, which use country code 1, and Greenland and Aruba with country codes starting with the digit "2", which mostly is used by countries in Africa.

  4. North American Numbering Plan - Wikipedia

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    The network reorganization standardized this system to using a two-letter and five-digit (2L-5N or 2-5) representation of telephone numbers in most exchanges in North America, [32] or to using an equivalent all-numeric seven-digit numbering plan, as was practiced by some independent telephone companies.

  5. List of telephone country codes - Wikipedia

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    Worldwide distribution of country calling codes. Regions are coloured by first digit. Telephone country codes, but also sometimes referred to as "country dial-in codes", or historically "international subscriber dialing" (ISD) codes in the U.K., are telephone number dialing prefixes for reaching subscribers in foreign countries or areas via international telecommunication networks.

  6. List of North American Numbering Plan area codes - Wikipedia

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    Codes 880 through 882 were used (until 1 April 2004) to allow international customers to access toll-free numbers they otherwise could not by paying the international portion of the toll. 880 was paired with 800, 881 with 888, and 882 with 877. [21] 888: toll-free telephone service: March 1, 1996: created; 889: not in use; available for toll ...

  7. Lists of North American area codes - Wikipedia

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    The largest telephone numbering plan in North American is the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), serving 25 regions or countries. Other countries maintain an autonomous numbering plan with distinct country codes within the international E.164 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union.

  8. Telephone numbering plan - Wikipedia

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    A closed numbering plan, as found in North America, features fixed-length area codes and local numbers, while an open numbering plan has a variance in the length of the area code, local number, or both of a telephone number assigned to a subscriber line. The latter type developed predominantly in Europe.

  9. Telephone number - Wikipedia

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    For example, a telephone number in North America consists of a three-digit area code, a three-digit central office code, and four digits for the line number. If the numbering plan area does not use an overlay plan with multiple area codes, or if the provider allows it for other technical reasons, seven-digit dialing may be permissible for calls ...