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Because of the growth of the telephone network, Australia now has eight-digit telephone numbers within four areas. This former alphanumeric scheme was significantly different from the current system used for SMS messages. The former alphanumeric scheme was: A = 1; B = 2; F = 3; J = 4; L = 5; M = 6; U = 7; W = 8; X = 9; Y = 0
Fictitious numbers in (011x) and (01x1) area codes mostly end with the digits 496 0xxx, however Tyneside uses (0191) 498 0xxx. London uses 020 7946 0xxx; Cardiff uses 029 2018 0xxx; and Northern Ireland now uses 028 9649 6xxx after a previously reserved range was allocated for actual use.
Regular side-by-side testing of phonewords and phone numbers in TV and radio advertising in Australia has shown that phonewords generate up to twice as many calls as standard phone numbers. [ citation needed ] A study conducted by Roy Morgan Research in February 2006 indicated that 92% of Australians were familiar with alphanumeric dialling.
E.123. E.123 is an international standard by the standardization union ( ITU-T ), entitled Notation for national and international telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and web addresses. [1] It provides guidelines for the presentation of telephone numbers, email addresses, and web addresses in print, on letterheads, and similar purposes.
Former Australian dialling codes. Four-digit telephone number in Glebe, New South Wales, in the 1950s. The format of telephone numbers in Australia has changed over time to allow for the expansion of the subscriber base as technology has improved.
Australia. Most Australian telephone numbers have ten digits, and are generally written 0A BBBB BBBB or 04XX XXX XXX for mobile telephone numbers, where 0A is the optional "area code" (2,3,7,8) and BBBB BBBB is the subscriber number.
000 Emergency, [1] also known as Triple Zero [1] or Triple 0, [2] and sometimes stylised Triple Zero (000), [1] is the primary national emergency telephone number in Australia [1] and Australian External Territories. The Emergency Call Service is operated by Telstra, and overseen by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), [3 ...
In Australia, 555 was at the time a standard exchange, and the Australian owner of the number became the subject of harassment, launching an unsuccessful lawsuit against Larson and his syndicate for defamation. The 555 exchange is not reserved in area codes used for toll-free phone numbers.
Australia: can be direct dialed Maitri Station: 91 India: Marambio Base: 54 Argentina: Mario Zucchelli Station: 39 Italy: Mawson Station: 672 Australia: can be direct dialed McMurdo Station: 1 United States: can be reached by 64 code to Scott Base (NZ) Mendel Polar Station: 420 Czech Republic: Mirny Station: 7 Russia: Mizuho Station: 81 Japan ...
Oceania: all countries except Australia; 000. Kenya; Singapore; Tanzania; Uganda; 001. Guyana; Hong Kong (also 002 – circuit switched connection for fax/data transmission) Mongolia; 0011. Australia (including Australian External Territories) 009. Nigeria; 00x, where x is a mandatory carrier selection code consisting of one or more digits