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From: howard@cos.UUCP.UUCP
Newsgroups: mod.telecom
Subject: Re: 1 + areacode
Message-ID: <181@cos.COM>
Date: Mon, 23-Mar-87 09:54:15 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 23 09:54:15 1987
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Summary: 1+ will be needed



The U.S. telecom network is rapidly running out of
area codes.  Discussion in ANSI telecommunications
network committees suggest that 1+ may be required
for all long distance calls, so that LD calls can
be recognized without restricting area codes to 
N0N or N1N.  For example, in the brave new world,
I could be in area code 222, and be dialed
as 1-222-555-1212.