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From: smk@attunix.att.com (S M Krieger)
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Subject: How Are Inter-LATA Calls in the Same Area Code Handled?
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Date: 27 Nov 89 14:29:28 GMT
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Since my LATA and area code (201) are one and the same, it's easy for
me to know when I am making an inter-LATA call.  But, how does LD
carrier selection and inter-LATA dialing work when an inter-LATA call
is within the same area code (such as between the Atlantic coast and
Delaware River valley LATAs of area code 609)?

Here are a few specific questions that I have:

    1.	Can just the 7 digit number be used to call across LATA
	boundaries within the same area code?

    2.	If someone wants to use an alternate LD carrier, is it
	necessary to dial 1+a/c+7 digits after 10xxx or just
	10xxx and 7 digits?

    3.	Is there anything else I should be asking but am not?

Stan Krieger
Summit, NJ
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