The Netherlands is located in northwestern
Europe, bordering the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south,
and Germany to the east. It is very
densely populated and has a great social tolerance with liberal policies
pertaining to drugs, prostitution, and euthanasia. Because of the dense population, the country
is very technologically advanced with the 7th highest internet
penetration in the world.
The Netherlands has a highly developed and
well maintained telephone system allowing for a rich Premium Rates market. There is an extensive fixed-line fiber-optic
network, five cellular telephone operators creating one of the largest GSM
networks in Europe, and three classifications of value-added service numbers. Premium Rate numbers in The Netherlands have
the following prefix numbers:
0900 - Paid information numbers
0906 - Adult lines
0909 - Entertainment
Telephone system: general assessment: highly developed and
well maintained
domestic: extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; cellular
telephone system is one of the largest in Europe with five major network
operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile
Communications (GSM).
- 0900 - Paid information numbers
- 0906 - Adult lines
- 0909 - Entertainment