The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 2 and Version 1 of Telephone Area Code For London

Version 2 Version 1
== Line 1 == == Line 1 ==
==== History ====

Before 1989, there was
one dialling code for London: 01 plain and simple. Admittedly getting particular numbers allocated was a pain, but it was due to overcrowding in the number range that the numbers were split into inner and outer London. ''See the page [[locale docklands]] for a reference to this''

From 1989, the dialling codes changed FOUR times:

* Upto 1989 - 01
* 1989
to 1992 - 071 and 081
* 1992 to 1994 - 0171 and 0181
(National codes were all changed to add 1 after the 0)
* 1994 to 1997 -
0207 and 0208
*
1997 to present 020

In 1997, the exchange codes were properly reorganised to be 4 digits long, beginning with a 7 for inner London and an 8 for outer London.

It can be a good indicator of how long a firm has been in business if it has a sign using one of the older dialling code conventions
.
There is only one code for London: 020.
Anyone who tries to tell you there are two (0207 and 0208) is wrong.
== Line 19 == == Line 6 ==
host='195.110.84.91'
host='213.212.70.122'

There is only one code for London: 020. Anyone who tries to tell you there are two (0207 and 0208) is wrong.


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