Poland
The speaking clock in Poland is known as Zegarynka. Zegar is Polish for clock.
The service became first available in 1936 and it was using a device invented and patented in Poland. It was speaking with the recorded voice of actress Lidia Wysocka. The first cities to be equipped with this device were Katowice, Warszawa (dialing number 05), Gdynia, Toruń and Kraków (July 1936).
For many years the number was 926, but due to the EU regulations reserving all 3-digit numbers for emergency services only, it was changed in the early 2000s. The connection is charged on a per-minute basis. As of the year 2009 the number was changed to 19226.
Since 1936, the voiced has been changed twice.
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