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The story behind…why we dial +971 to the UAE

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Quiz questions. When were the seven emirates first unified into a new nation?

If you answered on December 2, 1971, please try again. The correct answer is exactly three years before the United Arab Emirates – at least if you call.

In 1968, the country acquired the now-familiar international dialing code of 971. As far as the rest of the world is concerned, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirate are all united.

But who decided to make this unifying manifesto? Why the seemingly random three-digit number, 971?

The answer to both questions lies in the International Telecommunication Union, the most important global organization you’ve probably never heard of.

World country code.Roy Cooper/The National

ITU was founded in 1865 to help standardize the new telegraphs that were revolutionizing international communications.

[1945年,它成为联合国的一部分,成为最古老的联合国机构,其口号是“致力于连接世界”。

如今,它的职责包括卫星、移动电话网络和互联网等,但在 1950 年代后期,开发国际电话系统是主要关注点。

1964 年 6 月,数百名代表在日内瓦开会商定如何做到这一点。 世界分为九个地区,每个地区分配一个号码作为拨号代码。

美国和加拿大是 1,欧洲是 3 和 4,非洲是 2,依此类推。

亚洲一分为二。 中国和日本获得了第 8 位,其余的,从土耳其到缅甸的巨大区域,当时是缅甸,获得了第 9 位。

然后为每个国家提供了进一步的识别号码。 较大的国家获得两位数,小国获得三位数。

Etisalat 成立于 1976 年,并在几年内成为世界上最早提供手机的网络之一,例如 1987 年秋季推出的日本 NEC TR5E1000-9A。

所以英国的拨号代码是 44,法国是 33。巴西是 55,土耳其是 90。较小的县按数字顺序给出第三位数字。 黎巴嫩是961,约旦是962,叙利亚是963,一直到968,就是阿曼。 当时也门分南北,所以曾经有两个代码,969和967。

1968 年 10 月,在阿根廷马德普拉塔举行的另一次国际电联会议上分配了更多拨号代码。当时,阿联酋被称为“停战国家”,其外交关系由英国控制。

在会议上,停战国由英国外交部的一个分支机构代表,并分配了下一个免费的国际拨号代码,即 971。

政治似乎也可能在决策过程中发挥了作用。 到 1968 年夏天,Sheikh Zayed 和 Sheikh Rashid 已经同意组建阿联酋,而拨号代码早就预料到了这一点。

同样,代码 970 是为未来的巴勒斯坦国保留的,现在由巴勒斯坦权力机构使用。 此前,来电者习惯使用以色列的 972 代码。 在海湾的其他地区,巴林获得了 973 和卡塔尔 974。

1976 年至 1979 年间,国际电联还使用 978 和 979 为迪拜和阿布扎比创建了附加代码,但在 1980 年将其删除。

国际号码就这么多。 阿联酋的本地拨号代码是什么? 负责的机构是电信和数字政府监管局,在此之前是阿联酋电信集团,即 Etisalat。

阿联酋的本地电话号码由酋长国识别。 阿布扎比是 02、艾因 03、迪拜 04、哈伊马角 07 和富查伊拉 09。沙迦、阿治曼和乌姆盖万共享 06。手机号码以 05 开头,免费电话号码是 0800。

1号呢? 最初的宪法包含一项条款,规定“阿联酋的首都应建立在阿布扎比和迪拜酋长国在它们之间的边界上授予的区域,该区域应称为 Karama 或尊严”。

最后,这座城市从未建成,阿布扎比于 1996 年被宣布为官方首都。但分配给卡拉马的以 01 开头的拨号代码仍然作为其遗产而存在。

更新时间:2022 年 8 月 23 日,上午 6:01



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