-- Suzy Vordos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

>
>
> Curious how people are storing phone info in their database, eg.,
> separate columns for country code, city code, area code, etc.  Any
> references about this would be appreciated!

Useful for fast scans by a/c or prefix. Depends on the use.
Indexes on these are usually a waste (not specific enough)
but for a count(*) by a/c it beats having to substr the
entire thing.

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