cmoore@brl.mil (VLD/VMB) (09/25/90)
Yesterday, I was able to get to a pay phone in Lehighton, Pa. (215-377), where the Jim Thorpe exchange (717-325) is a local call. 325 (this is NOT 325-xxxx) got "cannot be completed as dialed". 717-325-xxxx got message that it was now necessary to dial 1+717+ number; no change in billing. 1-717-325-xxxx -- message about 25 cent deposit. The bottom line is that yes, this local call from 215 area to 717 area does require 1+areacode. (Also required on local calls from 215 to NJ and to Delaware.) I also tried the following: 656-xxxx -- must dial a 1 in front of this call (I chose this because there is, barring very recent change, no 215-656, but 302-656 has been around for more than 30 years) 1-656-xxxx -- "cannot be completed as dialed".