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O2 offers several over-the-phone information services for a fee. Note that many of the services are offered only in Czech: Info Line (Czech Number Directory): 1180; Info Line (Foreign Number Directory): 1181; Operator for changed numbers (re-numbering): 141 11; Information on air quality: 141 10; Exact time: 141 12; Weather: 141 16; Medical ...
Direct-distance dialing (DDD) was first introduced in areas with common-control switching (panel and crossbar) in the 1950s.These areas had used 411 for directory assistance, and because of the ability of common-control switching to analyze the initial digits of a number in a "sender" before routing the call, these areas did not require the dialing of an initial 1 to initiate a long-distance call.
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In 1984, the company was acquired by General Motors for $2.5 billion (~$6.21 billion in 2023), with EDS becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of GM. Meyerson remained president and in 1985, the company had a presence in 21 countries with 40,000 employees.
Open competition also brought an end to the pattern of long distance subsidizing local service, bringing per-minute charges down to levels where any business could afford to take orders using an 800-number. Originally, 800 service in the US and 800 service in Canada were isolated from each other, but in 1984, an agreement between carriers in ...
Rank Classification Active licenses Inactive licenses Total 1: B-General Building: 103,223: 29,675: 132,898 2: C-10 Electrical: 25,875: 6,339: 32,214 3: C-36 Plumbing
It is common to write phone numbers as (0xx) yyy-yyyy, where xx is the area code. The 0 prefix is for long-distance dialing from within the country. International callers should dial +93 xx yyyyyyy. Area codes for common cities are: 093 xx yyyyyyy: Afghanistan; 020 yyy yyyy: Kabul; 026 yyy yyyy: Daykundi; 030 yyy yyyy: Kandahar
Numbering plan areas in California (blue) and border states. Area code 916 is shown in red. Area codes 916 and 279 are California telephone area codes that serve Sacramento, the state capital, and most of its suburbs. Area code 916 was one of the first three original area codes established in California in October 1947.