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Old 14th Dec 2021, 12:05 am   #28
Hermitcrab
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Default Re: Why did Leeds get the 0532 dialling code ?

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Originally Posted by rambo1152 View Post
19 was the French international egress code, before it became 00
You may well be right and memory is playing tricks, but when I was staying in Paris in the early 80s I'm sure it was necessary to dial 2 digits (which I remember as 19) and wait for a dialtone before dialling ether a non-Parisian French or international number. It's a long time ago though.
19 was the international access code at that time from France (later changed to 00), you then waited a couple of seconds to get the second dialtone then dialled the country code and number.

16 (not 19) was the code for internal dialling within France at that time, and once again you had to wait for the second dialtone, then dial the number and quite often you heard rapid pips (a connecting tone) for some time before the number started ringing. These rapid pips were also heard by users dialling from other countries, they were quite common in France.
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