[comp.dcom.telecom] Restricted code 212-540; 603/508 area code relation

ted@mitre-bedford.ARPA (Ede) (08/22/88)

In article <telecom-v08i0128m06@vector.UUCP> you write:
>One question:  Why would I get a message from 508-2T when dialing
>from an area 603 telephone?
>
>Dave C.

508 is the new area code for Eastern MA.  I recently moved to North
Andover, about 10 miles south of New Hampsire.  When arranging for
telephone service, the basic/cheapest option allowed for no cost (per
call) calling to about 10 towns in the nearby area.  One or two of the
10 towns was in Southern New Hampshire.  I think it was Salem, NH.
Were you in _Southern_ NH when you placed the call?

It really surprises me that this local service spans area codes and states.
Is this at all unusual?

Ted Ede -- ted@mitre-bedford.arpa -- The MITRE Corporation -- Burlington Road
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