Nope, it isn't. And according to testing on my windows machine and my linux machine this tiny utility doesn't think it is either. 

2;0 juerd@ouranos:~$ perl gettel.pl '!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hallo wereld!!!!!!@
+#$@#$%^#$%^#$%^#"$%#
$%#"$%"#$%#$%"#$%123-4567890!!!!!!!!!!'

No info found on that number

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Get rid of the \bs and get real anchors instead :) Also, the 4-digit area code issue is about area codes. Has nothing to do with the 090[069] service/sex/game numbers. 

112          People with sirens :)
00 800 x+    International toll free
00 x+        International anything
067[0-5] x+  Data services
06760 x+     Data: internet dial-up
0800 x+      Toll free
0900 x+      Information
0906 x+      Erotic
0909 x+      Entertainment
16xx .*      Carrier select
0xx xxxxxxx  Normal (084 and 087 are for PDA-ish services)
0xxx xxxxxx  Normal

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Detailed information: http://www.ez.nl/beleid/home_ond/dgtp/beleidwetgeving/nummers_namen/documenten/numberingplan_netherlands.pdf

Juerd # { site => 'juerd.nl', plp_site => 'plp.juerd.nl', do_not_use => 'spamtrap' }

In reply to Re: Re: Re: Poor man's Foongrep for dutch telephonenumbers by Juerd
in thread Poor man's Foongrep for dutch telephonenumbers by teabag

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