[GreenKeys] Plus signs

[Eric Scace K3NA]

Hi Lar --

   We don't use "0" as the National Number prefix inside country code 1 
(USA/Canada).  The prefixes used on the public telephone network are:
1 - full national number follows
011 and 001 - full international number follows
0 - connect to local carrier's operator
00 - connect to operator of the specified/pre-subscribed long distance 
carrier.

   "0" and "00" are recommended for use as prefixes to indication 
national or international number in the ITU standards, but not everyone 
implements the international standards.  USA/Canada suffers the legacy 
of having developed its numbering plans for direct dialing (without 
operators) in the 1950s, before standards existed on the topic.

73,
   -- Eric K3NA

on 06 Nov 30 Thu 13:37 Larry Tighe said the following:
> Bob wrote: " "0" is very common as the prefix indicating that a full 
> National Number follows."
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> Fascinating info Bob....but, if the "0" is tied up in those functions, 
> how does an American, accustomed to "0" for an operator...reach an 
> operator?  Is there a "standard" code for that?
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