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From: bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com (System Administrator)
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Subject: Re: Area Code 908 Lives (or does it?)
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Date: 16 Jan 90 08:56:22 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from tad@ssc.UUCP

> I tried calling 908 from my office (served by GTE in WA state) and got
> nowhere.  Also my Sprint line at home will not accept 908 calls.  I
> have the Bellcore letter announcing 908, but it seems to have a LONG
> period of permissive dialling...til June 1991!
 
> When I called GTE about it, they claimed that there was NO 908 area
> code.  When I read the Bellcore letter, I was passed to a supervisor
> who claimed that New Jersey Bell had decided not to implement it "just
> yet"!
 
Yes, I also tried to dial several NJ numbers using 908 instead of 201
and got nothing but a fast busy.  I guess that indicates that it's not
hooked up at this time.  Where is the split happening anyway?  Is the
northern part of 201 becoming 908 or is it another area?

 Bob
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