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From: stank@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (Stan Krieger)
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Subject: Re: Local Inter-NPA Calls and Number Conservation
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Date: 13 Nov 89 18:33:27 GMT
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> In Central New Jersey, along the 201/609 split, there are several
> exchanges that are local calls to each other, even though in different
> area codes.  In the phone book under the Local Calling section is the
> the following paragraph:

> "From telephones designated 597, 693, 698, 971, or 978, it is not
> necessary to dial the Area Code 201 on calls to the Toms River
> Exchange Area 240, 244, 255, 269, 270, 286, 341, 349, 505, 506, or 929
> telephones."

> The first 5 (597,etc) are in 609, and the last 11 (240, etc) are in
> 201.  Each of these exchanges exists only in either 609 or 201 area
> codes.  All of these exchanges are local to each other.

 From another NJ resident, I'm curious about a few things concerning
this-

   1.	Since the 201/609 boundary is one of the two LATA boundaries
	in NJ, how are local calls in the Toms River area across
	201/609 handled by NJ Bell and the long distance companies?

   2.	In the press releases concerning the 201/908 split (as an aside,
	the Toms River area will be going to 908), it sounded like that,
	for further conservation of central office codes, NJ Bell
	was going to be getting rid of those cases where a call
	across area codes didn't require an area code (i.e., a
	central office in one area preventing its being used
	in another area).  Did I read the press releases right,
	and will it affect the central office codes mentioned
	here?

Another interesting point about telephony in NJ.  In conjunction with
implementing a statewide 911, and the corresponding need to know the
municipality that a phone number is located in, calls within towns
will now all be treated as local calls, even if the calls between the
two central offices are normally toll calls (e.g., a call from the
portion of Randolph Township served by a Morristown exchange to
someone served by a Dover exchange).

As I understand it though, this cannot be implemented without raising
rates about $1.50 a month in those towns in the pine barrens that
straddle the 201/609 boundary, because of the need to get long
distance companies involved.  Does anyone have more info on this?


Stan Krieger Summit, NJ
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