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Do Telephone Numbers Have Time Zones?

Posted by KAREN at 5:11 PM on 08.20.08

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While working in a directory assistance call center, I received a call one Saturday night. “What city and state, please?” , I asked. “Boca Raton, Florida”. “And what listing would you like?”. There was a hesitation…..”What time is it there?”. Noting on the caller ID that was an international caller I said “18:15pm”. “But what DAY is it?”, the caller asked. “Saturday”. There was a gasp at the other end of the line….”OH NO!!! This is Fiji calling….I needed Sunday!!” .

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2 Responses to “Do Telephone Numbers Have Time Zones?”

Very funny.

Posted by Nancy Stewart on September 30th, 2008 at 12:56 am
18:15 PM??? Can you have AM and PM using a 24 hour time designation?

Posted by Jason on October 9th, 2008 at 9:14 pm

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