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Subject: Re: Re: phone-number taxonomy - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 17-Jul-84 01:24:21 EDT
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inmet!Anonymous    Jul  9 13:36:00 1984

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I would also agree that the first three numbers were the exchange numbers.
In fact, in the old days when names were used in the exchanges, the predominant
third digits of an exchange were actually whatever the third letter would 
have been. Using the Baltimore example, HOpkins 7 is the same as HOPkins 
( 7= PRS ); PLaza 2 == PLAza ( 2= ABC ); MAdison 3 ; FOrest 7. This was
not a firm rule, based on anomalies I've seen: Fayette 8, Central 5. 


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