covert%covert.DEC@decwrl.dec.com (John R. Covert) (05/11/89)
It was just announced that those portions of 214 outside Dallas will be changed to 903 in the Fall of 1990. With 708 assigned to Chicago, 903 assigned to Texas, and 908 assigned to New Jersey, only 909 and 917 remain to be assigned before the format changes. /john
telecom@eecs.nwu.edu (TELECOM Moderator) (05/12/89)
In issue 160, John Covert writes that area code 903 has been assigned to NE Texas. He then notes that area 708 has been assigned to Chicago, however this is not correct. Chicago will remain in area 312. 708 has been assigned to all parts of northern Illinois which were formerly in 312 and not in 815. He also notes that only two area codes remain unassigned before the supply of 'traditional' area code numbers is exhausted, and area codes begin to take a different format. My question is this: with the numerous three digit codes which are currently not in use which at least resemble, or 'look like' what area codes have always looked like, why are not those numbers being used first, before completely departing from tradition? For example, numbers like 310, 311, 511, 300, 400, 500, 600. While they do not conform exactly (never before two zeros in a row on a regular area code; never two ones in a row; when one is the second digit then the third digit is always two or more, etc...) but they still look enough like area codes that they would be more palatable to people than what I have heard is going to happen, using numbers like '689' or '327' which don't even closely resemble areas. Some time back when I said that the numbers 410,510,610,710,810,910 were unavailable as area codes since they were used by Western Union, I got almost hissed off the stage. If they are *not* out of circulation, then howcome they wouldn't be more suitable as area codes than what I'm told Bellcore is going to pass off on everyone? Patrick
argyriou@violet.berkeley.edu (Anthony Argyriou) (05/13/89)
In article <telecom-v09i0160m06@vector.dallas.tx.us> covert%covert.DEC@decwrl. dec.com (John R. Covert) writes: >X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 160, message 6 of 8 >It was just announced that those portions of 214 outside Dallas will be >changed to 903 in the Fall of 1990. >With 708 assigned to Chicago, 903 assigned to Texas, and 908 assigned to >New Jersey, only 909 and 917 remain to be assigned before the format changes. >/john PacBell announced a while ago that Alameda and Contra Costa counties were being split off of the 415 (San Fransisco) area code, but haven't announced a number for the new area. Giving us 909 isn't too good, being adjacent to 707 (CA North Coast + Solano Co.). 917 is worse, because some of Contra Costa County is adjacent to 916 (Sacramento Valley). Those of us here thought that we'd get 903, because it was most unlike the nearby area codes. (708 and 908 are similar to 408, Santa Clara Co and south). How do they choose these numbers? Who chooses? Why did Dallas suburbs get 903? Is either 909 or 917 unsuitable there? Anthony Argyriou
egs@u-word.dallas.tx.us (Eric Schnoebelen) (05/15/89)
In article <telecom-v09i0162m02@vector.dallas.tx.us> Anthony Argyriou <argyriou@violet.berkeley.edu> writes: - X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 162, message 2 of 12 - covert%covert.DEC@decwrl.dec.com (John R. Covert) writes: - >X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 160, message 6 of 8 - >It was just announced that those portions of 214 outside Dallas will be - >changed to 903 in the Fall of 1990. - How do they choose these numbers? Who chooses? Why did Dallas suburbs - get 903? Is either 909 or 917 unsuitable there? Well, I just talked to our tariff folks, and 903 is not being assigned to the Dallas suburbs ( unless you consider Tyler a suburb of Dallas :-) According to our tariff folks, it will be the Longview lata ( 544 ) and probably portions of the Houston lata ( 560 ) and the Dallas lata ( 552 ). Geographically, I have been told it will go from Tyler east to the state line, and south from the state line to a someplace south of Palestine. As to what area codes are suitable in this area, well Fort Worth ( the unheard of half of Dallas/Ft. Worth ) is in the 817 area code, as well as nearly everything else west of Dallas. Even Waco on the south, and Denton on the north are in area code 817. That probably makes 917 unsuitable.. About 909, I don't know. Maybe Southwestern Bell made it to Bellcore before Pacific Bell. :-) -- Eric Schnoebelen, JBA Incorporated, Lewisville, Tx. egs@u-word.dallas.tx.us ...!killer!u-word!egs "...we have normality"..."Anything you still can't cope with is therefore your own problem..." -- Trisha McMillian, HHGG