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From: wright@ais.org (Carl Wright)
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Subject: Re: Forts Meade and Ritchie in Maryland
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Date: 8 Feb 91 21:31:00 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 102, Message 7 of 11


In article 16712 Carl Moore is quoted as saying that his zip code will
be splitting along the with area code split.

This must be simple coincidence. The USPS doesn't care where phones
are when they define zip codes. They define the zip codes as they find
convenient.

Many a marketing organization would love for the phone number and zip
code numbers systems to be linked. Prodigy was in the market a couple
years ago trying to get a mapping between zips and npa/nxxs. We had to
tell them that what they wanted couldn't be done, at least not without
having the telco's customer file.

The teleco directory companies have started to catch on to this
interest and you will start to see your zip code appear in the phone
book. This gives them copyright on the zip combined with your phone
number and prepares a valuable file for sale to marketing
organizations.


Carl Wright                     | Lynn-Arthur Associates, Inc.
Internet: wright@ais.org        | 2350 Green Rd., #160
Voice: 1 313 995 5590 EST       | Ann Arbor, MI 48105


[Moderator's Note: You quote Carl Moore in an 'article 16712' as
saying his zip code will also change. I went back through the articles
here ('16712' means nothing on this end) and could not find any such
claim by Mr. Moore. You might want to check your source and/or
original message on this.  PAT]