WORLD WIDE PHONE GUIDE
What you need to hook up your modem just
about anywhere!
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AFGHANISTAN |
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ALBANIA |
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ALGERIA |
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ANDORRA |
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ANGOLA |
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ANTIGUA & BARBUDA |
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ARGENTINA |
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ARMENIA |
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ARUBA |
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AUSTRALIA |
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AUSTRIA |
Tax impulses may be encountered | |
AZERBAIJAN |
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AZORES |
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BAHAMAS |
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BAHRAIN |
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BALI |
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BALEARIC ISLANDS |
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BANGLADESH |
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BARBADOS |
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BELARUS |
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BELGIUM |
Tax impulses may be encountered | |
BELIZE |
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BENIN |
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BERMUDA |
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BHUTAN |
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BOLIVIA |
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BORNEO |
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BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA |
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BOTSWANA |
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BRAZIL |
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BRUNEI |
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BULGARIA |
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BURKINA FASO |
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BURMA (MYANMAR) |
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BURUNDI |
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CAMBODIA |
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CAMEROON |
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CANADA |
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CANARY ISLANDS |
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CAPE VERDE ISLANDS |
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CAYMAN ISLANDS |
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
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CHAD |
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CHILE |
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CHINA |
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COLOMBIA |
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CIS |
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COMOROS |
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CONGO |
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CONGO, DEM. REP. (ZAIRE) |
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COOK ISLANDS |
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COSTA RICA |
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CROATIA |
Tax impulses may be encountered on older systems (rapidly being replaced) | |
CÔTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) |
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CUBA |
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CYPRUS |
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CZECH REPUBLIC |
Tax impulses may be encountered. Czech plug discontinued approximately 1996; all new installs use RJ-11. | |
DENMARK |
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DIEGO GARCIA |
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DJIBOUTI |
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DOMINICA |
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
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EAST TIMOR |
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ECUADOR |
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EGYPT |
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EL SALVADOR |
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
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ERITREA |
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ESTONIA |
Older buildings may still have Russian or Finnish/Norwegian jacks. | |
ETHIOPIA |
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FAEROE ISLANDS |
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FALKLAND ISLANDS |
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FIJI |
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FINLAND |
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FRANCE |
RJ-11 connections may be encountered on phones, but may be wired opposite U.S. style (outside conductors used instead of inside) | |
FRENCH ANTILLES |
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FRENCH GUIANA |
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FRENCH POLYNESIA |
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GABON |
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GAMBIA |
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GEORGIA |
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GERMANY |
RJ-11
wired opposite U.S. style (outside conductors used instead of inside). Tax impulses may be encountered. ISDN plugs are RJ-45 type. |
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GHANA |
British (old), US RJ-11 |
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GIBRALTAR |
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GREECE |
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GREENLAND |
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GRENADA |
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GRENADINES |
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GUADELOUPE |
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GUAM |
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GUATEMALA |
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GUINEA |
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GUINEA-BISSAU |
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GUYANA |
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HAITI |
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HONDURAS |
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HONG KONG |
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HUNGARY |
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ICELAND |
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INDIA |
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INDONESIA |
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IRAN |
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IRAQ |
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IRELAND, NORTHERN |
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IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF |
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ISLE OF MAN |
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ISRAEL |
British plug is wired differently from that in UK. | |
ITALY |
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JAMAICA |
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JAPAN |
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JORDAN |
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KAMPUCHEA |
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KAZAKHSTAN |
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KENYA |
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KIRIBATI |
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KOREA (NORTH) |
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KOREA (SOUTH) |
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KUWAIT |
British, Jordan/Middle East, |
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LAOS |
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LATVIA |
RJ-11 rapidly replacing Russian style. | |
LEEWARD ISLANDS |
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| LEBANON | US RJ-11 | |
LESOTHO |
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LIBERIA |
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| LIBYA | US RJ-11 | |
LIECHTENSTEIN |
German (5 types), Swiss (2 types) |
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LITHUANIA |
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LUXEMBOURG |
RJ-11 used in new construction. | |
MACAO |
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MACEDONIA |
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MADAGASCAR |
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MADEIRA |
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MALAWI |
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MALAYSIA |
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MALDIVE ISLANDS |
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MALI |
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MALTA |
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MARTINIQUE |
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MAURITANIA |
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MAURITIUS |
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MEXICO |
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MICRONESIA |
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MOLDOVA |
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MONACO |
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MONGOLIA |
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| MONTENEGRO | Yugoslavian, US RJ-11 | |
MONTSERRAT |
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MOROCCO |
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MOZAMBIQUE |
Portuguese, US RJ-11 |
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MYANMAR (BURMA) |
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NAMIBIA |
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NETHERLANDS |
ISDN plugs are RJ-45 type. | |
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES |
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NEW CALEDONIA |
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NEW HEBRIDES |
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NEW ZEALAND |
RJ-11 wired opposite U.S. style (outside conductors used instead of inside) | |
NICARAGUA |
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NIGER |
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NIGERIA |
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NORFOLK ISLAND |
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NORWAY |
Finnish/Norwegian, RJ-45 |
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OKINAWA |
Japan, US RJ-11 |
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OMAN |
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PAKISTAN |
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PALAU |
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PANAMA |
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
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PARAGUAY |
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PERU |
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PHILIPPINES |
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POLAND |
Russian plugs generally found only in older buildings. | |
PORTUGAL |
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PUERTO RICO |
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QATAR |
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RÉUNION |
Australian, French |
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ROMANIA |
A correspondent reports that : "Only about 55% of Romanian phone lines will accept tone (DTMF) dialing. For all other 45% of the phone lines you must use pulse (rotary) dialing in order to place a call." | |
RUSSIA |
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RWANDA |
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SAINT KITTS & NEVIS |
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SAINT LUCIA |
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SAINT MARTIN |
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ST. PIERRE/MIQUELON |
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ST. VINCENT |
RJ-11 used in new installations beginning 2001 | |
SAMOA, AMERICAN |
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SAMOA |
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SAN MARINO |
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SÃO TOMÉ & PRINCIPE |
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SAUDI ARABIA |
US RJ-11, British, French, Jordan/Saudi, US (old) |
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SENEGAL |
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| SERBIA | Yugoslavian, US RJ-11 | |
SEYCHELLES |
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SIERRA LEONE |
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SINGAPORE |
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SLOVAKIA |
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SLOVENIA |
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SOLOMON ISLANDS |
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SOMALIA |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
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SPAIN |
Tax impulses may be encountered | |
SRI LANKA |
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SUDAN |
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SURINAM |
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SWAZILAND |
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SWEDEN |
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SWITZERLAND |
Tax
impulses may be encountered. ISDN plugs are RJ-45 type. |
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SYRIA |
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TAHITI |
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TAIWAN |
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TAJIKISTAN |
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TANZANIA |
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THAILAND |
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TIBET |
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TOGO |
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TONGA |
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO |
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TUNISIA |
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TURKEY |
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TURKMENISTAN |
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TURKS & CAICOS |
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TUVALU |
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
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UGANDA |
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UKRAINE |
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| UNITED KINGDOM | British | RJ-45 may be found in newer hotels, office blocks and homes. |
UNITED STATES |
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URUGUAY |
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UZBEKISTAN |
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VANUATU |
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VENEZUELA |
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VIETNAM |
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VIRGIN ISLANDS |
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YEMEN |
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ZAMBIA |
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ZIMBABWE |
The information contained on these pages was compiled from many sources and is subject to update at any time.
Table data was originally drawn primarily from a printed version Copyright © TeleAdapt Ltd. I have made modifications to their original guide based on personal experience and travel reports I have received here since 1995. Feedback and travel reports are welcome -- use the button below to submit.
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