de@moscom.UUCP (Dave Esan) (10/28/87)
Over on rec.arts.tv there has been on ongoing discussion of a telephone
number that Denise Huxtable called on "A Different World". Strangely,
to call Brooklyn she dialled, so some one claims, 01-212-nxx-xxxx.
It has been noted that Brooklyn in is 718, and that 01 is the prefix to
call internationally using the operator. However, the following message
arrived recently:
-- In Georgia, the state Denise's collage is located, you must dial
-- 1-area code-telephone number, to call a long distance number, If
-- you need operator assistance you must dial 01-area code-number.
-- For internationl operator assistance you dial 00.
Does anyone know if this is true? I had thought that the prefixes 1, 0, 011,
01, and 10, were universal in their usage, and now that DC has changed to
require 1+ dialling, universal in their need.
Furthermore, has anybody heard of dialling 0 for the intralata operator and
00 for the interlata operator?
Thanks.
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David Esan | moscom ! de
ritcv/dave@CS.UCLA.EDU.UUCP (10/30/87)
It is common to see both 00 and 01 used in different areas to access a long distance carrier for either operator or direct calls. The 1+ dialling requirement you find in DC and a couple of years ago required in other states is so that you can start having local exchanges that look like area codes: 416, for example. The switching office can no longer look at the second digit dialled to see if it is 0/1 and determine long distance. Hence, the 1+. Dave Shrader dave@cs.ucla.edu ..!ucla-cs!dave