March 1995 - lir-wg - mailman.ripe.net

RIPE21: Hotel information
by RIPE NCC Staff 31 Mar '95

31 Mar '95

General Information You can reservate rooms until the 20th of April, please use credit cards. To benefit from the cheap rate stipulated with CNR, please, mention to be RIPE meeting partecipants when you make a booking. CNR address is P.zzale Aldo Moro,7. From Leonardo da Vinci Airport you can take the Air Terminal train that arrives to Termini Station, from there and for further information about the area around the meeting site and the bus stops please look the available map. Hotel List Hotel Atlantico Ref. 1 in City Map (****) Hotel Massimo D'Azeglio Ref. 2 in City Map (****) Hotel Mediterraneo Ref. 3 in City Map (****) Hotel San Giorgio Ref. 4 in City Map (****) Hotel Canada Ref. 5 in City Map (***) Hotel Galles Ref. 6 in City Map (***) Hotel Advanture Ref. 7 in City Map (**) Hotel Palladium Ref. 8 in City Map (***) Hotel Patria Ref. 9 in City Map (***) Hotel Bled Ref. 10 in City Map (***) Hotel Globus Ref. 11 in City Map (***) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hotel Atlantico (Ref. 1) Via Cavour, 23 00184 Rome Italy phone: +39 (6) 485951 Single room: Lit. 149.000 (breakfast and tax included) Double room: Lit. 200.000 (breakfast and tax included) Bus near the hotel to meeting venue : 310 or 492 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hotel Massimo D'Azeglio (Ref. 2) Via Cavour, 18 00184 Rome Italy phone: +39 (6) 4880646 fax: +39 (6) 4827386 Single room: Lit. 170.000 (breakfast and tax included) Double room: Lit. 229.000 (breakfast and tax included) Bus near the hotel to meeting venue: 310 or 492 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hotel Mediterraneo (Ref. 3) Via Cavour, 15 00184 Rome Italy phone: +39 (6) 4884051 Fax: +39 (6) 4744105 Single room: Lit. 198.000 (breakfast and tax included) Double room: Lit. 264.000 (breakfast and tax included) Bus near the hotel to meeting venue: 310 or 492 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hotel San Giorgio (Ref. 4) Via G. Amendola, 61 00185 Rome Italy Phone: +39 (6) 4827341 Fax: +39 (6) 4883191 Single room: Lit. 149.000 (breakfast and tax included) Double room: Lit. 200.000 (breakfast and tax included) Bus near the hotel to meeting venue: 310 or 492 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hotel Canada (Ref. 5) Via Vicenza, 58 00185 Roma Italy Phone: +39 (6) 4457770 Fax: +39 (6) 4450749 Double room: Lit. 165.000 (breakfast and tax included) Bus near the hotel to meeting venue: 492 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hotel Galles (Ref. 6) Viale Castro Pretorio, 66 00185 Roma Italy Phone: +39 (6) 4454741 Fax: +39 (6) 4456993 Single room: Lit. 175.000 (breakfast and tax included) Double room: Lit. 250.000 (breakfast and tax included) Bus near the hotel to meeting venue: 492 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hotel Advanture (Ref. 7) Via Palestro, 88 00185 Roma Italy Phone: +39 (6) 4469026 Fax: +39 (6) 4460084 Double room: Lit. 130.000 (breakfast and tax included) Bus near the hotel to meeting venue: 310 or 492 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hotel Palladium (Ref. 8) Via Gioberti, 36 00185 Roma Italy Phone: +39 (6) 4466918 Fax: +39 (6) 4466937 Single room: LIt. 153.000 (breakfast and tax included) Double room: Lit. 198.000 (breakfast and tax included) Bus to meeting venue: 310 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hotel Patria (Ref. 9) Via Torino, 36 00184 Roma Italy Phone: +39 (6) 4880756 Fax: +39 (6) 4814872 Single room: Lit. 145.000 (breakfast and tax included) Double room: Lit. 224.000 (breakfast and tax included) Bus near the hotel to meeting venue: 310 or 492 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hotel Bled (Ref. 10) Via Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, 40 00185 Roma Italy Phone: +39 (6) 7027808 Fax: +39 (6) 7027935 Single room: Lit. 130.000 (breakfast and tax included) Double room: Lit. 190.000 (breakfast and tax included) Bus near the hotel to meeting venue: 9 and 310 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hotel Globus (Ref. 11) Viale Ippocrate, 119 00161 Roma Italy Phone: +39 (6) 4457001 Fax: +39 (6) 4941062 Single room: Lit.170.000 (breakfast and tax included) Double room: Lit. 210.000 (breakfast and tax included) Bus near the hotel to meeting venue: 310 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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RIPE21: What to do if you need visas
by RIPE NCC Staff 31 Mar '95

31 Mar '95

Dear RIPE meeting attendees, This letter is intended for all of you who need a visa to come to Italy for the 21th RIPE meeting. Since getting visas takes generally more time then one expects I would suggest you apply for a visa as fast as possible. On request, we can send you an invitation. If you want us to send an invitation, please tell us how many days and which days you are planning to stay. If, after the RIPE meeting, you want to stay some additional days we can invite you for some "technical meetings" after the RIPE meeting. Furthermore, please give also your full name, birth date and passport number. If we mention these data in our invitation to you, it could facilitate getting visa. If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to contact me, David Kessens RIPE NCC

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RIPE21: Meeting registration form
by RIPE NCC Staff 31 Mar '95

31 Mar '95

21th RIPE meeting Registration reservation form Roma, Italia May 8-10th, 1995 %%%%%%%%%%% PLEASE NOTE %%%%%%%%%%% Our handling of ALL meeting registrations is fully automated. To register for the meeting, please complete the registration form and send it to <meeting(a)ripe.net>. PLEASE FILL THIS OUT AS SPECIFIED. Please add in a value in the `box' area marked between the square brackets (i.e. "[" and "]" s). Note this is what will be used for your badge if you have requested one and for the attendee list so please take care to fill it in correctly. You will receive a notification message that your request has been processed. If however, you have any questions about the meeting or your registration form, please send your completed form to <ncc(a)ripe.net>. Many thanks, David Kessens RIPE NCC ============================================================================== %START PART 1 - Registration 1) Your name Enter First name, Last name in FULL (remember this is on list and badge) e.g. John Doe Mary-Beth Walton # NAME [ ] 2) I already have a RIPE badge from a previous meeting. If yes please enter Y in the box below. If no please enter N in the box below. # BADGE [ ] 3) Your Organisation/Institution # ORG [ ] 4) Your e-mail address # EMAIL [ ] 5) Country code of organisation e.g. IT FR EU # CTRY [ ] %END

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RIPE21: Meeting Announcement
by RIPE NCC Staff 31 Mar '95

31 Mar '95

Dear All, This message is to announce the 21th RIPE meeting in Rome. We would like to encourage everybody and especially our new contributors to come to the 21th RIPE meeting. The meeting is hosted and organised by GARR/CNR. Antonio Blasco Bonito is the organiser with help from colleagues at CNR. If you are planning to attend the coming RIPE meeting, please help us by registering for the meeting as soon as possible. This really helps in planning enough food, coffee and seats for everyone ie. if you want to get your Italian lunch (without milk ;-)) register now! Don't forget to book your hotel as long as possible in advance. May is an extremely busy conference month in Rome. You need to do your hotel reservation *before* April 20. Information about hotels and the meeting venue are available at the www site of CNR and the RIPE NCC ftp server. We plan to announce a draft agenda 2 weeks prior to the meeting. There will be a separate announcement close to the start of the meeting about the traditional RIPE Meeting Evening Dinner. Kind regards, David Kessens RIPE NCC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- R I P E meeting announcement ============================ (This announcement can also be viewed using "finger meeting(a)ncc.ripe.net") This is to announce that the 21th RIPE meeting will take place: Dates: 8th May, 1995 begin: 09:00 9th May, 1995 10th May, 1995 end: 16:00 The Working Group and special interest group sessions will be scheduled for May 8 (full day) and May 9 (09:00-12:30). The plenary RIPE meeting will take place at May 9 (14:00-18:00) and May 10 (09:00-16:00). Venue: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche P.le Aldo Moro, 7 (Old name: P. delle Scienze) I-00185 Roma Host: GARR/CNR Registration: Please use the registration form to give notice of your coming as soon as possible. The Registration form can be obtained from: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.registration and will also be mailed as a separate message. Agenda: The draft agenda will be published 2 weeks before the meeting starts. It will be available at: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.draft.agenda General Information: -------------------- Currency information (950329): 1 ECU = L 2246,- 1 US$ = L 1700,- 1 DFL = L 1100,- 1 UK# = L 2742,- All information about the RIPE meeting can be obtained from: http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/ripe.html OR ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ The README file in this directory contains a short description about the files available in the ftp directory, the CHANGES file contains information about (important) updates of the general information regarding the meeting: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/README ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/CHANGES Maps of Roma: http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/romemap.html http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/hotelmap.html OR ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.map.rome.ps ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.map.termini.ps How do I get there: ------------------- From the airport Fiumicino/Leonardo da Vinci: Take the direct non-stop train from the airport to Stazione di Termini. The train costs L 13,000 and will bring you within 30 minutes at the station. Trains depart about every 30 minutes but they might have some delays! On departure from Roma to the airport, get your train tickets from a special ticket office along platform 22. Taxis from the airport to the station (45 minutes) cost about L 60,000. The meeting site and hotels are all close to Stazione di Termini. Details of the hotels (less then 15 minute walk) to the meeting venue can be obtained from: http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/hotellist.html OR ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.hotels Check the following map how to get from the station to the venue/your hotel: http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/hotelmap.html OR ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.map.termini.ps Public Transport: ----------------- You can buy your bus/metro/train tickets from the automatic ticket machines *before* entering the bus/metro/train. One can pay with coins or bills. Bus/metro tickets cost L 1500,-. It might be easier to walk from most hotels to the venue. All recommended hotels are within a 15 minute walk distance to the venue. Taxis from the hotels to the meeting venue should cost about L 10,000,- depending in which hotel you stay. Tourist and other information about Roma is available from: ----------------------------------------------------------- http://campidoglio.caspur.it/ The text is in Italian but there are many pictures available which give a good impression of Roma. There will also be a document in the document store with some information about the more important touristic sites/museums in Roma: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.tourist.info R I P E meeting announcement ============================ (This announcement can also be viewed using "finger meeting(a)ncc.ripe.net") This is to announce that the 21th RIPE meeting will take place: Dates: 8th May, 1995 begin: 09:00 9th May, 1995 10th May, 1995 end: 16:00 The Working Group and special interest group sessions will be scheduled for May 8 (full day) and May 9 (09:00-12:30). The plenary RIPE meeting will take place at May 9 (14:00-18:00) and May 10 (09:00-16:00). Venue: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche P.le Aldo Moro, 7 (Old name: P. delle Scienze) I-00185 Roma Host: GARR/CNR Registration: Please use the registration form to give notice of your coming as soon as possible. The Registration form can be obtained from: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.registration and will also be mailed as a separate message. Agenda: The draft agenda will be published 2 weeks before the meeting starts. It will be available at: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.draft.agenda General Information: -------------------- Currency information (950329): 1 ECU = L 2246,- 1 US$ = L 1700,- 1 DFL = L 1100,- 1 UK# = L 2742,- All information about the RIPE meeting can be obtained from: http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/ripe.html OR ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ The README file in this directory contains a short description about the files available in the ftp directory, the CHANGES file contains information about (important) updates of the general information regarding the meeting: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/README ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/CHANGES Maps of Roma: http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/romemap.html http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/hotelmap.html OR ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.map.rome.ps ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.map.termini.ps How do I get there: ------------------- From the airport Fiumicino/Leonardo da Vinci: Take the direct non-stop train from the airport to Stazione di Termini. The train costs L 13,000 and will bring you within 30 minutes at the station. Trains depart about every 30 minutes but they might have some delays! On departure from Roma to the airport, get your train tickets from a special ticket office along platform 22. Taxis from the airport to the station (45 minutes) cost about L 60,000. The meeting site and hotels are all close to Stazione di Termini. Details of the hotels (less then 15 minute walk) to the meeting venue can be obtained from: http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/hotellist.html OR ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.hotels Check the following map how to get from the station to the venue/your hotel: http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/hotelmap.html OR ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.map.termini.ps Public Transport: ----------------- You can buy your bus/metro/train tickets from the automatic ticket machines *before* entering the bus/metro/train. One can pay with coins or bills. Bus/metro tickets cost L 1500,-. It might be easier to walk from most hotels to the venue. All recommended hotels are within a 15 minute walk distance to the venue. Taxis from the hotels to the meeting venue should cost about L 10,000,- depending in which hotel you stay. Tourist and other information about Roma is available from: ----------------------------------------------------------- http://campidoglio.caspur.it/ The text is in Italian but there are many pictures available which give a good impression of Roma. There will also be a document in the document store with some information about the more important touristic sites/museums in Roma: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.tourist.info

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FYI: Registry Billing Category Now in Registry List
by Daniel Karrenberg 31 Mar '95

31 Mar '95

The NCC is receiveing an increased amount of queries about the billing category of registries. They come from new registries or from established ones who want to determine whether their chosen category is still valid. Since this information is not strictly confidential - as you know we publish a funders list - I have included it in the public part of the registry database for easy access by anyone. It is now in the files in: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/registries If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards Daniel Karrenberg RIPE NCC Manager

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RIPE NCC Training
by Daniel Karrenberg 28 Mar '95

28 Mar '95

Dear colleagues, It has been discussed many times before that there is an increased need for training of (new) local IRs. The NCC has now started an activity to provide this which is expected to provide results by the middle of this year. You can find the current plan below. Anne Lord and Mirjam Kuehne are responsible for this activity. They will provide more information about the planned format of materials etc. upon request. For two reasons it is very important that local IR participate in this work: - the RIPE NCC currently lacks the staff resources to proceed quickly enough - some local IRs already have local material useful for this and most local IRs certainly have experience and requirements which are useful We would like personnel from local IRs to work with us to create the training material. What I mean is *work*, i.e. write, review and refine material. As you know, new registries are now paying a sign-up fee when they are first established. The revenue from these fees will be used exclusively for this training project and for giving guidance to new registries. This means that we will be able to fund work done at the local IR level either fully or partially. If you or your staff can contribute to this we would like to know - who? - for how much time (starting, ending, level of work)? - which part of the plan? - what exists already locally? - what kind of funding required? Please respond to Anne <anne(a)ripe.net> and Mirjam <mir(a)ripe.net>. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Regards Daniel Karrenberg RIPE NCC Manager The Training Project ++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Project Definition --------------------- This proposal will describe the outline of a proposed training project by the RIPE NCC. - Background - growth of the Internet means more new registries than ever - dynamic framework within which we all operate means constantly shifting procedures - there is no time anymore for RIPE NCC to provide "consultancy service" => therefore a training need has been identified. - Audience - new contributing local registries - existing contributing local registries - Aim - to train new local registries and to - bring existing registries up to date with new guidelines and procedures. - Delivery - on line - hard copy publications - tutorials/lectures 2. Scope of training -------------------- Scope of training is - define responsibilities of RIPE NCC - define responsibilities of local-ir's - define procedures w.r.t interaction of local-ir and RIPE NCC - define procedures w.r.t interaction of local-ir and customer Outside scope - not a consultancy service on how to become an ISP - not how to run your business as an ISP - RIPE NCC not offering domain name registration service 3. Delivery ----------- - WWW pages on web server www.ripe.net (open to all by default) - training courses - training material to accompany courses given 4. Contents of Training ----------------------- - Overview - Roadmap of training document - the contents description Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - IP registry Chapter 3 - Routing Chapter 4 - DNS Chapter 5 - Quick Reference Help - Essential Readings (general documents) - Chapters 1. Introduction - Registry system overview - funding basics - decision making process - contributors committee 2. IP registry (introduction + FAQ + references) - global structure of allocation - RIPE procedures on allocation - IP addresses and AS numbers - the RIPE database (allocation registry) - non-provider registries - local procedures, records - sources of help 3. Routing (introduction + FAQ + references) - global structure of allocation - RIPE procedures on allocation - IP addresses and AS numbers - the RIPE database (allocation registry) - non-provider registries - local procedures, records - sources of help 4. Domain Name Service (introduction + FAQ + references) - read the RFCs - forward and reverse domains - where to get BIND - register with parent domain - some useful tools - current root domain nameservers - RIPE recommendations on timers - RIPE document on various gotchas - the RIPE hostcount - sources of help - references 5. Quick Reference Help

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Requests from Sprint International
by Geert Jan de Groot 24 Mar '95

24 Mar '95

Dear local registries, If you receive requests from: name: Adrian Stern organisation: Sprint International country: UK e-mail: astern(a)hq.si.net ADRIAN.STERN(a)sprintintl.sprint.com for address space for his customers in Europe, then please refer Adrian to the RIPE NCC. Thanks, Geert Jan

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RIPE NCC Staff Position: Junior Hostmaster
by Daniel Karrenberg 14 Mar '95

14 Mar '95

Please distribute this announcement to all possibly interested parties. Thank you RIPE: Coordinating the Internet in Europe. Due to the continuing explosive growth of the European Internet there is an immediate opening at the RIPE NCC for a Junior Hostmaster Every host directly connected to the Internet needs an address. NCC hostmasters play a key role in the distribution of the Internet address space throughout Europe. Duties The general duties NCC hostmasters comprise: - to handle all address space related requests - to help maintain the databases the RIPE NCC keeps - to propose new activities, where needed - to report to the RIPE NCC Manager The specific duties of the junior hostmaster are: - to allocate address space to local Internet registries - to support local registries where needed - to assign address space - to review assignments made by other registries - to answer address space related queries - to refer non-routine requests to appropriate senior staff Almost all communications with customers and other organisations involved in Internet address space assignment is via the Internet itself. The position provides an excellent opportunity to work at the very heart of the European Internet industry. Qualifications Essential - willingness to learn quickly about the Internet environment - ability to perform administrative tasks reliably - good knowledge of written and spoken English - good communication skills - ability to learn and use Unix and X-windows based computer tools Desirable - work experience in an international environment - previous exposure to the Internet - basic experience with Unix and X-windows based computer tools The position is suitable both for those with administrative skills willing to learn about the Internet and to recent graduates with Internet experience willing to do administrative work. Female applicants and applicants from all European countries are explicitly encouraged. Depending on their ambitions and abilities junior hostmasters can be promoted to senior positions at the NCC. R I P E RIPE (Reseaux IP Europeens) is a collaborative organisation open to all European Internet service providers. The objective of RIPE is to ensure the necessary administrative and technical coordination to allow the operation of a pan- European IP network. RIPE does not operate a network of its own. RIPE has been functioning since 1989. Currently more than 80 organisations participate in the work. The result of the RIPE coordination effort is that the individual end-user is presented on his desk top with a uniform IP service irrespective of the particular network his or her workstation is attached to. In January 1995 1197911 hosts were registered on RIPE coordinated networks. The total number of systems reachable on the Internet worldwide is estimated at almost five million. R I P E N C C The RIPE Network Coordination Centre supports all those RIPE activities which cannot be effectively performed by volunteers from the participating organisations. Besides supporting RIPE activities in general the NCC provides the following services to network operators: o NETWORK MANAGEMENT DATABASE containing information about address space, routing, DNS domains and contact persons o DELEGATED INTERNET REGISTRY a clearing house distributing IP address space o RIPE INTERNET ROUTING REGISTRY o RIPE DOCUMENT STORE o RIPE INTERACTIVE INFORMATION SERVICE A detailed description of these activities can be found in the RIPE NCC Activity Plan (document ripe-110). This document can be obtained from the RIPE document store. The RIPE NCC is currently staffed by 5 full time employees: one NCC manager three NCC technical staff one NCC administrative staff In addition there is a conscienscious objector performing administrative duties. The NCC is funded by all Internet service providers in Europe who operate local Internet registries. NCC staff are formally employed by TERENA. TERENA TERENA is the European Association of research networking organisations and their users. TERENA has been created by a merger of the RARE and EARN associations. TERENA carries out technical activities and provides a platform for discussion and education to encourage the development of a high-quality computer networking infrastructure for the European research community. Conditions RIPE NCC personnel is employed by the TERENA association under their standard employment conditions. The salary will depend on qualifications and experience. Costs of relocation to the Netherlands will be met. The appointment will be for one year with possible extension. Location The RIPE NCC is located at the Scientific Center Watergraafsmeer (WCW) in Amsterdam. The offices will be situated at NIKHEF, the Dutch National Institute for Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics. Further Information For further information about the RIPE NCC, please see the RIPE document store at http://www.ripe.net/ ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ gopher://gopher.ripe.net/ telnet://info.ripe.net/ For further information about this position please contact: Daniel Karrenberg RIPE NCC Manager Kruislaan 409 NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam Netherlands Tel.: +31 20 592 5065 <Daniel.Karrenberg(a)ripe.net> How to Apply Applications, including a CV and references should be submitted in confidence to the address above and should be received no later than Friday March 24th 1994.

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Training - new registries
by mnorris＠dalkey.hea.ie 14 Mar '95

14 Mar '95

At its meeting in January, RIPE undertook to provide training for new registries and to begin preparing the necessary materials. The NCC is now working on this and would much appreciate ideas from people in the Local IR group for topics to be included. To get the ball rolling, some possibilities are included below. Remember, at this stage it's just suggestions of topics that are needed. When that part of the exercise is complete, we'll start looking for content under each topic heading. Many thanks. Mike Norris RIPE: Training of New Registries Some suggested topics --------------------- Domain name service - read the RFCs - forward and reverse domains - where to get BIND - register with parent domain - some useful tools - current root domain nameservers - RIPE recommendations on timers - RIPE document on various gotchas - the RIPE hostcount - sources of help - references Routing issues - policy routing - the need for CIDR - the RIPE routing registry - other routing registries, NACRs etc - RIPE documents - sources of help IP registry - global structure of allocation - RIPE procedures on allocation - IP addresses and AS numbers - the RIPE database (allocation registry) - non-provider registries - local procedures, records - sources of help RIPE - WGs - meetings - document store - NCC - services - activity plan - funding Miscellaneous - major European networks - CERT coordination - MBONE - the EOF and its work - connectivity and maps - limericks - user services

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UK Telephone Numbers Change - Sat 15 April 1995
by RIPE NCC Staff 06 Mar '95

06 Mar '95

New United Kingdom Telephone Numbers A period of parallel running with both old and new numbers working ends on Saturday 15 April. After that date, most old numbers dialled from outside the UK will no longer work (although certain numbers for e.g. special services and mobile telephones do not change). (ISDN numbers WILL change, one understands, but the ISDN number changes will follow the same pattern as the other changes.) People are supposed to be quoting the new numbers only, but many are not. The following may help those who have difficulties - alternatively, make contact by other means and ask for the number. Any other queries should be directed to YOUR local telephone company. However, one could also try the number given: - if it works, great! - else, if it begins "+44 1" and you can't get through, try again later or check the number out by other means or give up; - else, if it does not begin with "+44 1" and does NOT appear in the five exceptional areas described below, try the number given with a "1" inserted immediately after the "+44". For example: -- for +44 71 abc defg, try +44 171 abc defg -- for +44 275 abcdef, try +44 1275 abcdef The five exceptional areas: +44 272 abcdef: try +44 117 9ab cdef (Bristol) +44 532 abcdef: try +44 113 2ab cdef (Leeds) +44 533 abcdef: try +44 116 2ab cdef (Leicester) +44 602 abcdef: try +44 115 9ab cdef (Nottingham) +44 742 abcdef: try +44 114 2ab cdef (Sheffield) Footnotes: The working of the new numbers depends on changes worldwide, not just in the UK. For example, the new codes did not work from Marseille on 1 August 1994 as BT had led one to expect. However, France Telecom made a change in the Marseille exchange later that month, and the new UK codes work throughout the France Telecom telephone service (one understands). Further enquiries to your local telephone company, please. Also, numbers less than 12 digits long (starting from and including the "44" but not the "+") are very unlikely to work. One suggests trying what you are given (just in case the number is indeed correct), but without great hopes of getting through. Apart from straightforward mistakes, one does occasionally see very old (and failing) London numbers quoted - e.g.: +44 1 abc defg (or 01 abc defg, UK internal form) In such cases, it may well be worth trying: +44 171 abc defg and/or +44 181 abc defg

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