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Landline phone-users in five areas now have to include area code for local calls | Telecoms | The Guardian
Joseph Flood on Twitter: "@28DegreesMC Yes that right Rhys, as per my original https://t.co/SRL8RjMxEi work doesn't have a landline phone number, and I don't have one at home." / Twitter
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