Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!apple!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!casbah.acns.nwu.edu!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (peter da silva) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: 215 Area Code Loses "1" per Newspaper 'Reporter' Message-ID: <15638@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 23 Dec 90 14:32:36 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 8 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 901, Message 5 of 12 The logical solution would be simply to make all calls within the area code local. The price structure is pretty much arbitrary, and they sure could afford it: I don't know of any phone companies losing money... Peter da Silva +1 713 274 5180 peter@ferranti.com