The CRTC (Canada's version of the US' FCC) has approved an overlay expansion of the existing 438 area code (which since 2006/07 has overlaid the 514 area code...
On Thursday 23 April 2009, in "Dominican Republic Test Number WILL Be 849-222-9999", I wrote: [ ... ] ... [ ... (see original text transferred further below) ]...
Windstream will be buying the Denver & Ephrata Telephone & Telegraph Company in southeastern Pennsylvania. News items from D&E's and Windstream's websites....
For those who are NOT on the TCI/Yahoo:SingingWires group, you may or may not yet have heard in the news on Wednesday 13-May-2009, that VeriZon and Frontier...
... that are distant from > Toronto, such as Hamilton and the Niagara Peninsula. Very true, though there are exceptions. When refusing to the music ...
... There are several reasons for this. As noted, most GTA cell phone users have 416/647 numbers to take advantage of wider local calling areas, so there are...
... First of all I'd like to know who the "new" cellphone companies are. To my knowledge you still have the major players i.e. ROGERS, Bell Mobility and Telus...
... NO! Canada does NOT do 1K-block assignments. The CRTC and Canadian telco industry never did implement this. ONLY the US does this (within the NANP), and...
The KY-PSC has yet again postponed the Kentucky 270/364 area code split in western Kentucky. Back in May 2007 (two years ago), the KY-PSC indicated that this ...
Well, this IS KY. Even the much maligned WV has come to their senses, but after all they DID re-elect Mitch McConnell. Lets all hope the FCC will step up and...
... nor was I asked, neither... At least in Canada, the only regulatory authority regarding area code relief is on the national level, the CRTC. The Provinces...
On Wednesday 03-June-2009, the new name for the merged CenturyTel and Embarq (old Sprint United and Centel) ILECs was announced: CenturyLink. All of the state...
Three weeks ago, on Thursday 04-June-2009, in "CenturyTel plus Embarq (Sprint's United & Centel) becomes: CenturyLink" I had posted that the day before, on...
The Nebraska Public Service Commission announced today (Wednesday 08-July-2009) that the 402 area code in eastern Nebraska will be OVERLAID with the new 531...
The at&t/BellSouth New Orleans "Aurora" c.o.switch, NWORLAARCG0, a WECO/Lucent/Alcatel #1AESS, is to be replaced with a digital switch, effective Friday...
The 760 Area Code in eastern and southeastern California was to have been split last year, with the new 442 area code assigned to the suburbs in San Diego...
Back on Thursday 07-May-2009, I posted the following in ... ... [ ... ] Bell Canada and Bell Mobility seemed to be the only (major) carriers at the time which...
There is a new post in TD (Townson's Digest) regarding Vonage not being consistent in honoring *67/1167 to indicate to the far-end central office to suppress...
This is not surprising. Many carriers utilizing "in-between" access carriers need to take a second look at their contracts. Language negotiated within those...
NeuStar-NANPA has assigned the first (POTS) 872-NXX c.o.code for Chicago, as part of the 872 NPA Overlay to both NPA 312 in "The Loop" and NPA 773 for "the...
On Friday 07-November-2009, ... (Assigned on Friday 07-November-2009) [ ... ] ... [ ... ] ... NeuStar-NANPA has issued a new Planning Letter TODAY, Monday...
... NPA-NXX c.o.code translations. Some of the smaller LD-carriers might ... Since last month, I am NOW able to reach the two VZ/GTE test-numbers via VZ-B/MCI...
... Well, AT&T-LL (0288) waited until early this Friday morning 21-Aug-2009 to open up the three 442-NXX c.o.codes for the NPA 442 test-numbers, today being...
NeuStar-NANPA has uploaded Planning Letter #395 dated today Wednesday 26-August-2009 to the NANPA website, regarding the 579 area code overlay to the existing...
Several media websites (radio/TV/newspaper/etc) which can be found doing a google "news" search are reporting today (Thursday 10-September-2009) that...
On Monday 28-September-2009, at&t/SNET activated the announcement for the 475-288-0288 test-number for Connecticut's new 475 area code overlay to the existing...
The 500 Special Area Code was started about 15 years ago, when Bellcore-NANPA at the guidance of the telco industry thru the ATIS/ICCF/INC committees and the...
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