Talk:Telephone numbers in Gibraltar

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[edit] Spanish Restrictions

It has been suggested that the Gibraltarians are 'paranoid' about Spain. Far from it, we understand the situation better than most people, however the problems described are real. The description of the situation, taken from the sources given, are accurate.

On a number of occasions I have invited editors posting from Spain to explain WHY there is a problem with telephones. Spain has a modern digital network and managed to cope with the split of Czechoslovakia into two states and the emerging nations of Africa, yet there seem to be un-usual 'technical difficulties' in implementing the 350 code for Gibraltar.

Many people mistake the issue of number space with actual telephone lines, for instance the UK has twice changed its numbering plan to introduce more area codes and to provide for extra services. Similarly Gibraltar needs more digits to allow a second operator access to the market.

The present article presents the view from the Gibraltar point of view. If anyone can explain the rationale for blocking the development of a territories telephone network because of a three hundred year old sovereignty claim which is rejected totally by the people of the terroritory, it would be educational to read.

--Gibnews 13:40, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Although it is anticipated that this problem will be solved, as at this time it has not been done, Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. Two hundred years of history seem to have been edited out of the intro. --Gibnews 13:59, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

200 years of history isn't relevant (phones haven't existed that long) - I think that this article should be about:
  • Why the dispute exists (because of sovereignty dispute)
  • Why it's wrong (international agreements flouted byh Spain)
  • The effects of the restrictions
  • How it's being fixed.

I think it does that well at the mo.


NotMuchToSay 18:48, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Move

I think that the article should be moved to Gibraltar telephone numbering dispute. The current title is somehow misleading; it seems to me like a dispute between the directors of the Gibraltar telephone company.--Joshua Chiew 11:18, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Given that the dispute is now officially over, after a bung of 200m euros, it could now move to the Communications in Gibraltar page as a historical note on how to make money.

However, it was never a numbering dispute, it was a sovereignty dispute. --Gibnews 16:21, 15 February 2007 (UTC)