RE: Registration of a new charset

> >Charset name:
> >GSM-default-alphabet
> 
> 
> When you say default, does this mean that other charsets can 
> be/are used? 
> If yes, which/how.

Yes, the alternative is UCS-2 (used in e.g. Asian phones). In short messages
there is a header byte to indicate, among other things, if the message is a
GSM default alphabet or UCS-2 message (or a non-text message of some sort).
 
> >Published specification:
> >Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Alphabets and
> >language-specific information (GSM 03.38 version 7.2.0 Release 1998)
> >
> ><http://www.etsi.org/>http://www.etsi.org/
> 
> Could you please give a more specific URL for the document?

Sure, http://pda.etsi.org/pda/home.asp?wki_id=6821. Registration is needed,
but free.

> Marc.

Simon