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- ↑ "Dem. People's Rep. of Korea". itu.int. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- 1 2 Bradt travel guide to North Korea
- ↑ "Worldwide organisations". fco.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "International Phone Calls Are Illegal In North Korea". Global Call Forwarding. 6 September 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ "North Korea's tentative telecoms". Asia Times . 6 July 2002. Archived from the original on 4 August 2002. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
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