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From: ask@cblph.att.com (Arthur S Kamlet)
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Subject: Re: Why Were Area Codes Scattered Around in Assignment?
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In article <11963@accuvax.nwu.edu>, dmt@ptsfa.pacbell.com (Dave
Turner) writes:

> At the time area codes were assigned, AT&Ts headquarters was at 195
> Broadway in Manhattan not in New Jersey. If AT&T had wanted to be
> first, Manhattan would have a different area code.

AT&T's headquarters are still in Manhattan -- 550 Madison Avenue

> It would be interesting to know who did the initial area code
> assigments.  If it were done by someone in Bell Labs (mostly in NJ)
> then 201 might make some sense.

I suspect the work was done at West Street in Manhattan, but that's
just a guess.


Art Kamlet  a_s_kamlet@att.com  AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus