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minus-square deegeese ( @deegeese@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilink12•7 months agoWeird how they split up Europe into a patchwork. I’m guessing it’s because France refused to share a prefix code with Britain.
minus-square allywilson ( @allywilson@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilink5•7 months agoIt’s not a million miles away from the truth. The UK and France were the main advocates behind the ITU, so they got +33 and +44. Which is…fine…but I’ve not come across why NA got +1, etc. or even why those numbers were chosen at all.
minus-square KevonLooney ( @KevonLooney@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink6•7 months agoNA has +1 because the US invented the telephone. Canada is America’s hat.
minus-square allywilson ( @allywilson@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilink2•7 months agoAlexander Graham Bell was Scottish, who moved to Canada and then moved to the US.
Weird how they split up Europe into a patchwork.
I’m guessing it’s because France refused to share a prefix code with Britain.
It’s not a million miles away from the truth. The UK and France were the main advocates behind the ITU, so they got +33 and +44. Which is…fine…but I’ve not come across why NA got +1, etc. or even why those numbers were chosen at all.
NA has +1 because the US invented the telephone. Canada is America’s hat.
Alexander Graham Bell was Scottish, who moved to Canada and then moved to the US.