djcl@contact.uucp (woody) (03/17/91)
I recently called up Bellcore to see if a few bits of information could be gleaned out. The starting point was one of the Bellcore main numbers, (201) 829.2000. I phoned there, asked for the Numbering/ Dialing Planning Group (as mentioned in their Notes on the ... publication). The operator who answered mentioned (201) 829.3071 as the number. I asked to be transferred (assuming it was within the same PBX), the receptionist said something that sounded like "Sure!" and a few moments later, the carrier whine was gone, replaced by the eerie silence of local DC current (ie. disconnection). So ... over to Numbering/Dialing I go ... someone over there was able to tell me that July, 1995 was still the target date for introducing the "interchangeable" NPA codes (that is, expanding the number of area codes when the current batch of codes with '0' or '1' in the middle run out). However, another person, Bob McEleese (sp?) at (201) 740.4592 was more responsible for things like NPA assignments. Away I go over to that number, encountering a voice mail along the way which mentioned that 800/900/CIC (10xxx codes?) matters could be discussed with someone else (whose name I forgot) at (201) 740.4593. Anyway, a message was left. The next day, I got a call back from Bellcore. They wouldn't give out what the new 416 code was going to be, but did say there were no other Canadian area codes facing a split at this time. Anyway, that's the basic idea ... thanks are extended to Bellcore for the info gleaned above.