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[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 25 points 6 months ago

Weird how they split up Europe into a patchwork.

I’m guessing it’s because France refused to share a prefix code with Britain.

[-] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

Or more likely, they had a mutual agreement until Britain wanted its own thing, so they exit the deal. Seems like something the English would do. We could have called it Brexit or something

[-] allywilson@sopuli.xyz 10 points 6 months ago

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.

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 14 points 6 months ago

NA has +1 because the US invented the telephone. Canada is America's hat.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago

Graham Bell also moved to Canada.

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago

And now we have our most evil telecom, Bell

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

You sure they're not tied with Rogers?

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

To be honest, all three are tied for first place evil

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

Oligopolies control Canada :/

[-] allywilson@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 months ago

Alexander Graham Bell was Scottish, who moved to Canada and then moved to the US.

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