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From: Dean Sirakides <motcid!sirakide%cell.mot.COM@uunet.uu.net>
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Subject: Question About Area Code Split
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Date: 2 Jan 90 16:32:54 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 2, message 7 of 12


As I am sure most people know, the Chicago area has undergone an area
code split from 312 to 312 and 708.

Of course, most radio and tv ads now have to give an area code with
their phone numbers to keep things clear -- usually.

*Question* : I have heard several ads for stores where the phone
number is given out and the annoucer qualifies the number by saying,
"in either 708 or 312".  This is also true for most of the radio
request lines in Chicago: you can always dial them without an area
code. (I assume this will remain true after the grace period ends).
How is this done?

And as a related question: how do companies get phone numbers like
"dial LAWYERS" when the prefix for the spelled out number is not used
in the area that services the address of the business?

Thanks. (notice this article offers no opinion on Caller-ID)

 
Dean Sirakides              |    Cellular Infrastructure Division         
 ...uunet!motcid!sirakide    |    Motorola, Inc.
                            |    Arlington Heights, IL
      Of course I speak for myself, not my employer...