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  2. Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The operator is obtained via 100 from landlines, while directory enquiries, formerly 192, is now provided in the 118xxx range, (not to be confused with 0118, the area code for Reading.) e.g. 118 212, 118 800, 118 500, 118 118, by different companies. International operator assistance is reached through 155 .

  3. 911 (emergency telephone number) - Wikipedia

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    History. The first use of a national emergency telephone number began in the United Kingdom in 1937 using the number 999, which continues to this day. In the United States, the first 911 service was established by the Alabama Telephone Company and the first call was made in Haleyville, Alabama, in 1968 by Alabama Speaker of the House Rankin Fite and answered by U.S. Representative Tom Bevill.

  4. Telephone numbers in France - Wikipedia

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    06 Mobile phone services; 07 Mobile phone services; 08 Special phone numbers: Freephone (numéro vert) and shared-cost services. 09 Non-geographic number (used by Voice over IP services) All geographic numbers are dialed in the ten-digit format, even for local calls. The international access code is the International Telecommunication Union's ...

  5. National conventions for writing telephone numbers - Wikipedia

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    As with the landline home numbers, the mobile numbers' middle three-digit part is extended to four digits (e.g., 016490641) due to the increased number of mobile phone users. Business numbers. If a number starts with 070, the number does not belong to any particular area, and is a number given by an Internet telephone service.

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  7. Harbor Freight Tools - Wikipedia

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    www .harborfreight .com. Harbor Freight Tools, commonly referred to as Harbor Freight, is an American privately held tool and equipment retailer, headquartered in Calabasas, California. It operates a chain of retail stores, as well as an e-commerce business. The company employs over 26,000 people in the United States, [4] and has over 1,500 ...

  8. Target Corporation - Wikipedia

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    The company is one of the largest American-owned private employers in the United States. The corporation was founded in Minneapolis by businessman George Dayton in 1902, and developed through the years via expansion and acquisitions. Target, the company's first discount store and eventual namesake, was opened in 1962.

  9. List of emergency telephone numbers - Wikipedia

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    Country Police Ambulance Fire Notes Afghanistan 119: 112: 119 Bahrain 999: Mobile phones – 112, Traffic police – 199, Coast Guard – 994. Bangladesh 999: Anti Corruption Commission – 106, Agricultural Information Services – 16123, Health Services – 16263, Dhaka WASA – 16162, Women and Children Ministry – 109, Legal Services – 16430, National Information Service — 333, IEDCR ...