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From: hpubvwa!ssc!tad@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Tad Cook)
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Subject: Re: Washington State (Really 206) Running Low
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Date: 11 Sep 90 06:02:50 GMT
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Regarding the possible split of the 206 area code, it must be coming,
because we will run short on prefixes in a few years.  I get those
notices from Bellcore about the changes in dialing and the area code
splits, and I did some estimates awhile back when someone posted the
prefix per NPA counts this year and last.  I did a crude projection,
and we should be in the same area in a few years where 415 is now and
312 was a couple of years ago.  I called one of the gentlemen listed
on the Bellcore letter, and he was a great source of inside info on
area code splits.  He confirmed that 206 would need to split in a few
years, but of course there were many other NPAs ahead of us.

What I am wondering, is how they heck they would split 206?  The big
concentration of population in western Washington is right around
Seattle, with the major growth to the east, north and south.  It seems
like no matter where they draw the line, it would be painful.  I
suspect that they will end up drawing a circle around Seattle, and
leaving this as 206, and make the rest of western Washington some new
code.  They could draw an east/west line between Seattle and Tacoma,
but the bulk of the population and growth would then be on one side.
None of the current LATA lines make sense as NPA boundaries.

Anyone else familiar with 206 have any thoughts?


Tad Cook   Seattle, WA   Packet: KT7H @ N7HFZ.WA.USA.NA  Phone: 206/527-4089 
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