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Numbering change in Morrocco

nospam@example.com (Jean Gottschalk) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:17:50 -0800

We want to inform you of a numbering change occuring in Morocco on March 7th 2009 at 2:00 UTC time.
Normally, countries changing their numbering plan give a grace period during which both the old and new numbering plans can be used. In this case however, the old numbering will end when the new numbering plan goes into effect this saturday. This means that your customers will no longer be able to reach Morocco from Saturday unless they dial numbers in the new format as follows:

a) To a fixed number currently beginning +212 2 or +212 3: insert the digit 5 between the country code +212 and the 2, or between the +212 and the 3.
Example:
+212 2 XXX XXXX becomes +212 52 XXX XXXX
+212 3 XXX XXXX becomes +212 53 XXX XXXX
b) To a mobile number currently beginning +212 1, +212 4, +212 5, +212 6 or +212 7: insert the digit 6 between the country code +212 and the 1, +212 and the 4, +212 and the 5, +212 and the 6, or +212 and the 7.
Example:
+212 1 XXX XXXX becomes +212 61 XXX XXXX
+212 4 XXX XXXX becomes +212 64 XXX XXXX
+212 5 XXX XXXX becomes +212 65 XXX XXXX
+212 6 XXX XXXX becomes +212 66 XXX XXXX
+212 7 XXX XXXX becomes +212 67 XXX XXXX
c) To numbers currently beginning +212 8 or +212 9: replace the 8 with 80 and the 9 with 89.
Example:
+212 8 XXX XXXX becomes +212 80 XXX XXXX
+212 9 XXX XXXX becomes +212 89 XXX XXXX

Submarine cable cut

nospam@example.com (Jean Gottschalk) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:58:20 -0800

We have just been informed that cable cuts occurred on the FLAG FEA, SMW3 and SMW4 cables which provide connectivity to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Oman, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Jordan, Indonesia, Greece, Myanmar, Qatar, Yemen and the UAE.
Since repairs are not expected before December 26th, you may experience congestion or other issues when calling to the above listed destinations.

Increase traffic to the Middle East for the Hajj holiday

nospam@example.com (Jean Gottschalk) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:27:53 -0800

ATT has informed us that due to observance of the Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, they are expecting higher than normal traffic volumes from Saudi Arabia and other countries with large Muslim populations from approximately December 6 through 9. We would like to share this information with our customers, so that you can make sure that appropriate routing is in place on your network. 3U is routing these destinations on the highest possible quality routes with plenty of capacity available.

Watch List of Affected Destinations: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, UAE, Yemen.