Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 24 May 91 21:26:00 GMT From: "Robert L. Oliver" Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Knowing if You Are Dialing a Toll Call Message-ID: Organization: Rabbit Software Corp. Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 394, Message 10 of 10 Lines: 24 undrground!kgoins@amix.commodore.com (Kirk Goins) writes: > As a side note, in the 215 area code you need not (and I think on 1 > Jan 92 you won't be allowed to) dial a "1" to get any number in the > 215 A/C. The reason stated by Bell Of PA is to FREE up enough > space/lines/exch anges or somethings until they can upgrade there > system in future. To me it's not knowing if I'm making a TOLL CALL or > NOT. Sounds more like a way to raise my phone bill. Actually, the old Bell of PA usage of the 1+7D to indicate toll calls within the 215 area code was a kludge that violated the BellCore North American Numbering Plan. Bell of PA has to correct this kludge which *DOES* free up more numbers (allowing area-code like N1X/N0X exchanges) and exhaust those before BellCore will allocate a new area code for a split. Robert Oliver Rabbit Software Corp. 215 993-1152 7 Great Valley Parkway East robert@hutch.Rabbit.COM [Moderator's Note: Mr. Oliver's signature did not say *which city or state* he is located in -- I didn't truncate it! :) PAT]