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From: GREEN@wilma.wharton.upenn.edu (Scott D. Green)
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Subject: Re: 215 Area Code Loses "1" per Newspaper 'Reporter'
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Date: 20 Dec 90 16:54:00 GMT
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It's true.  I believe I reported it to the Digest when the story first
broke several months ago.  The issue, of course, is using
NPA-appearing prefixes.  If one uses 1+N0/1X-xxxx the switch needs to
time-out to realize it's not getting another three digits (and an
inter-NPA call), right?  So, the 1+ will only be used for inter-NPA;
anything within 215 (local or long-distance) will be seven digits
only.  I assume that to place 0+ calls within 215 will require
0+215+xxx-xxxx for a similar reason.


scott