cmoore@BRL.ARPA (Carl Moore, VLD/VMB) (03/21/87)
Every once in a while, you'll see something in a newspaper about "person(s) dialing a certain number forgot to dial the area code (which could also be 800 or 900), and the call(s) went to so-and-so". For example, a certain number on 976 prefix was advertised on a New York cable TV station, and it was received in Philadelphia area by some people who dialed the number and forgot to dial the area code. Question regarding the above: Does 1+ dialing have an impact? (Instructions in Phila. & Pa. suburbs: dial local no. for local call; 1+local no. for elsewhere in 215 area; 1+areacode+local no. for outside 215 area. But in NJ, most places do NOT require 1+ for any within-areacode calls, and [before N0X/N1X prefixes in 201 area] did not require 1+ for out-of-areacode calls.)
howard@cos.UUCP.UUCP (03/23/87)
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.