Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mailrus!wuarchive!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: macy@fmsystm.UUCP (Macy Hallock) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: When We Run Out of NXX Area Codes Message-ID: Date: 20 Nov 89 17:04:11 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Reply-To: macy@fmsystm.UUCP (Macy Hallock) Organization: F M Systems Inc. Medina, Ohio USA Lines: 26 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 524, message 9 of 9 In article peter%ficc@uunet.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes: >X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 521, message 6 of 10 >What happens when we run out of 3-digit area codes? Do we go to >4-digit area codes, 8- or 9- digit local numbers, or split Zone 1? As I understand it, Bellcore has decreed that NNX type area codes will be assigned sometime as of 1995. This opens up several hundred new area codes, and will effectively make the North American Numbering Plan ten digits for all numbers. I'm sure that at some point we may find ourselves dialing a ten digit number for any and all North American calls. With the current trend of measured services even for local calling areas (the demise of flat rate calling plans), the day may not be too far away when 1+ will lose its familiar designation of toll calling, as well. The real question is: when will we have a uniform dialing plan for the world? The CCITT cannot even agree on uniform city coding... Macy M. Hallock, Jr. macy@NCoast.ORG uunet!aablue!fmsystm!macy F M Systems, Inc. {uunet!backbone}!cwjcc.cwru.edu!ncoast!fmsystm!macy 150 Highland Drive Voice: +1 216 723-3000 Ext 251 Fax: +1 216 723-3223 Medina, Ohio 44256 USA Cleveland:273-3000 Akron:239-4994 (Dial 251 at tone) (Insert favorite disclaimer here) (What if I gave a .sig and nobody cared?)