TELECOM Moderator <telecom@eecs.nwu.edu> (02/10/90)
Effective today, calls to northern Illinois *must* use the proper area code or they will be rejected. Chicago proper is area 312. All other points which had been 312 are now 708. Roughly, places with 606xx zip codes are Chicago. (not absolutely!) Places with 600xx, 601xx, 602xx, 604xx are mostly in the new 708 area. Suburban points which had been 815 remain as such. According to Illinois Bell statistics, as of last week, only twenty percent of all inter-area calls were being dialed 'correctly'; that is, with the proper area code. Some people will be in for a rude awakening over the weekend, or when they get to their office on Monday. But YOU will be prepared....I know you will. Patrick Townson