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Others
The numbers beginning with 08 are called green numbers, and are free
from France, and not necessarily accessible from abroad.
As coin-operated public telephones are disappearing, phone cards are
essential. They are on sale at post offices or in tobacconists ("bureaux
de Tabac") and at newsagents and cost 6,10 € for 50 units
or 14,64 € for 120 units.
For cell phones, "France Télécom" cards are
on sale in France Télécom shops.
A Telephone interpreter allows two people speaking different languages
to talk by telephone through an interpreter. There are 72 languages
with a maximum delay of 24h for unusual languages. Cost: 5 €
to 7 € (depending on the language requested) + tax/minute + cost
of the international call.
Information:
From France phone free 0 800 25 76 90
From abroad + 33 1 43 90 48 99
Telephone charges:
Telephone charges are constantly changing, differ according to the
distance (local, provincial, EEC, other countries), and, since the
liberalization of the telecommunications sector in Europe, vary greatly
depending on the operator.
For your guidance below are some of France Télécom's
prices for the first half of 2000 (the former state monopoly still
enjoys a dominant position in the sector).
We would like to apologize for the lack of detail in this information,
and recommend that you check the up-to-date charges in telephone booths
and post offices.
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Applicable
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Local
call
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Abroad
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Full
charge
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Outside reduced charge times
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0,018
€/min including tax |
0,12
€ including tax / min |
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Reduced charge
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Mon
to Fri from 19h to 8h
Sat: from 12h
Sun and hols : 0h to 24h
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0,033
€/min including tax 3 min
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0,23
€ including tax / min
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Watch
out! Telephone charges are increased in hotels and the catering trade
in general (cafés and restaurants).
Télécartes (phone cards)
50 (6,10 €) and 120 units (14,64 €) for use in phone booths.
Various sales outlets: France Télécom agencies, post
offices, tobacconists ("bureaux de tabac"), SNCF and RATP
ticket offices. |
Practical
information 
