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Re:Nokia selected by NASA to build cellular network on the moon by reaperducer on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @02:23PM (#24840712)
You're suggesting an entire country of millions of people change their phone numbers

Yes. It's been done before. And considering the available space, eventually the moon could have more people on it than Thailand.

because America

What makes you think that only one country will use phones on the moon?

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Re:Nokia selected by NASA to build cellular network on the moon by iso1631 on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @07:20AM (#24846667)
6666 is meaningless for people who speak French (that would be lune, 5863), or German (Mond, 6663), or Spanish (Luna, 5862). The rest of the world would be quite happy with say +83 for interplanetary codes.

Perhaps America should change its country code from +1 to say +889, and open up +100 through +199 for others.

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Re:Nokia selected by NASA to build cellular network on the moon by nitrogen on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @03:48PM (#24841645)
"Luna" 5862 might be a better option if there isn't already a 58?
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Re:Nokia selected by NASA to build cellular network on the moon by teddyh on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @04:07PM (#24841842)
58 is Venezuela.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes

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