cmoore@BRL.ARPA (Carl Moore, VLD/VMB) (06/30/87)
I made it down to Clarksville, Maryland recently. The setup I knew for there as of several years ago was (in area code 301): 286--no local service to Balt. or DC 531 (Columbia service)--local to Baltimore city, not beyond it 988 (Ellicott City service)--local to Baltimore metro area so I assumed that 286, with the smallest calling area, would show up on pay phones. But recently, I noticed 286 popping up in Washington area directory as Berwyn, part of Washington metro area; so the question I put forth in a recent Digest was what was now on the Clarksville pay phones. Answer: 531. This suggests that Clarksville area is changing from rural to suburban-bedroom. (Use 596--Columbia with Laurel service--for local service to DC.)