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From: covert%covert.DEC@decwrl.dec.com (John R. Covert)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: No, 903 is *not* Mexico
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Date: 26 Jul 88 20:29:00 GMT
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X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 8, issue 115, message 1

>All you americans know without doubt about the 903 and 905 area codes
>that dial into Mexico.

As has been mentioned a number of times recently in this digest, 903 is
no longer assigned.  706 reaches those parts of Mexico that can be dialed
with +52 6xx xxxxx; 905 reaches Mexico City (normally +52 5 xxx xxxx).

Neither 905 nor 706 can be used from outside the U.S. and Canada.

/john