Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!warble!vector!telecom-request From: ted@mitre-bedford.ARPA (Ede) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Restricted code 212-540; 603/508 area code relation Message-ID: Date: 22 Aug 88 15:55:03 GMT Sender: chip@vector.UUCP Lines: 20 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp (USENET Telecom Moderator) X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 8, issue 131, message 1 X-Submissions-To: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu (Mailing List Coordinator) X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp (USENET Telecom Moderator) In article you write: >One question: Why would I get a message from 508-2T when dialing >from an area 603 telephone? > >Dave C. 508 is the new area code for Eastern MA. I recently moved to North Andover, about 10 miles south of New Hampsire. When arranging for telephone service, the basic/cheapest option allowed for no cost (per call) calling to about 10 towns in the nearby area. One or two of the 10 towns was in Southern New Hampshire. I think it was Salem, NH. Were you in _Southern_ NH when you placed the call? It really surprises me that this local service spans area codes and states. Is this at all unusual? Ted Ede -- ted@mitre-bedford.arpa -- The MITRE Corporation -- Burlington Road | linus!mbunix!ted -- Bedford MA, 01730 -- Mail Stop B015 -- (617) 271-2524 | | - this line intentionally left blank - | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+