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From: lairdb@crash.cts.com (Laird P. Broadfield)
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Subject: Zone Maps Are Desirable (was Criss-Cross)
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Date: 31 Oct 90 18:07:39 GMT
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In article <14161@accuvax.nwu.edu> dave@westmark.westmark.com (Dave
Levenson) writes:

>In article <14148@accuvax.nwu.edu>, george@wciu.edu (George Peavy) writes:

>  [assorted discussions of criss-cross, Polk, etc. directories deleted]

Along the same lines, I've traveled to a couple of cities (I _think_
St.  Louis, MO was one) where the telephone book included a one-page
reference that translated the centrex number to a city map (i.e. you
want to know what part of the city 234-xxxx is in, so you look in the
table, and it says "234 ... area 17" so you look at the map, and
there's a little squiggly shape with 17 marked in it.)

This is something that I have often wanted (yes, we all get a feel for
this in our hometowns after long enough, but a definitive reference
would be nice.)  Is there any particular reason most (assumption)
telcos don't publish one of these?  Is this one of those things (like
so many telco things) that if I just knew the right name for it I
could ask my account rep for one and she'd hand it to me?


Laird P. Broadfield                      
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[Moderator's Note: Illinois Bell prints lists of all exchanges in the
312/708 area codes, along with prefixes in 815/219/414 within this
LATA in their phone directories, with a reference to where it is in
the city, or which suburb handles it.  PAT]