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From: gaarder@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Steve Gaarder)
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Subject: Re: Answer to Area Code Congestion
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Date: 11 Jan 90 16:34:20 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 23, message 4 of 7

If you really want 8-digit dialing in large cities, the way to do it
is to use the last digit of the NPA code.  To use the numbers in the
last example, LA could get NPA codes 225 and 226 (after
interchangeable NPA codes are activated).  Local calls would be
5xxx-xxxx or 6xxx-xxxx.  Long distance calls would use area code 22
followed by 8 digits of number. This would not require changes to any
systems outside the local area.

I don't think this is worth the trouble, though.  We all have 7-digit
phone numbers as a standard, and having 8-digit in parts of the
country would add vast user confusion (almost as bad as the
introduction of COCOTs).


Steve Gaarder