Re: International phone numbers

["Nicolette Srivastava" <nicolette -dot- srivastava -at- htcinc -dot- com>]

Hello Meg;

The +1 is also understood here in India, as I believe it is elsewhere in
Asia.  I would concur with other posters about leaving visible separators
between country and city code.

Nicolette Srivastava
Manager, Technical Documentation
Hi Tech Consultants, Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Halter, Meg <HalterMC -at- navair -dot- navy -dot- mil>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999 9:12 PM
Subject: International phone numbers


>Hello, oh Techwhirlers --
>
>I'm adding contact info to a document that is going out internationally. Is
>+1-123-345-4567 a form for a United States phone number that will be
>understood pretty much everywhere? Do I need to explain that the +1 is a
>country code, or is that common knowledge outside the US?
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>-- Meg
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