I was reading an Off-Topic post in one of the roadgeek groups about Budweiser exploiting area codes as a regional marketing ploy (e.g.: "215 Beer" in...
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John Novack
telephonejohn
Jul 18, 2011 1:02 am
The Op certainly has it backward. Exchanges were often named or the area, or subdivision or landmark. Lincoln in Washington D.C. was near the Lincoln Park in...
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elmercat
Jul 18, 2011 5:28 pm
The OP still has failed to identify the location of this WIndsor Pharmacy/Exchange he spoke of, but I've asked again. Meanwhile he posted another claim that...
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Sklar, Robert
sklarbob
Jul 18, 2011 5:35 pm
Are you sure those last digits weren't multiparty-line ringing codes? Robert L. Sklar GIS Specialist, Citywide GIS New York City Department of Information...
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Charles Fregeau
n5hsr
Jul 19, 2011 2:30 am
PULlman exchange in Chicago had 10xxx phone numbers as late as 1946, but they were still a manual exchange at that time. Charles Fregeau From:...
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Mark J. Cuccia
markjcuccia
Jul 20, 2011 8:21 pm
On Sunday, 26 June 2011, in "Forthcoming/Future Canadian Area Codes", I posted info on several forthcoming Canadian area code overlays. ... Today, Wednesday...
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elmercat
Jul 22, 2011 12:19 am
The fella' in Roadgeek group finally replied it was the Windsor Pharmacy in Levittown, PA that he says was named after its local WIndsor-5 exchange: ...
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Ray
czg7777
Jul 22, 2011 7:11 pm
... [...] ... [...] ... [...] The CNA has not updated their website yet, but this article in the Toronto Star says that NPA 437 will overlay 416 and 647,...
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Nick Dubanow
snickerdo406
Jul 22, 2011 8:08 pm
Doesn't surprise me in the least. I did not think for a second that the CRTC and CNA would ever proposed a shared overlay between the 416 and 905. ... Star...
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Mark J. Cuccia
markjcuccia
Jul 22, 2011 8:32 pm
... Well, the CNA is the administrator and "clearinghouse" for numbering issues within Canada, while the CRTC is regulatory which must make the final...
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Mark J. Cuccia
markjcuccia
Jul 22, 2011 8:55 pm
... [ ... ] ... [ ... ] ... [ ... ] ... The webpage for CRTC Telecom Decision 2011-436, dated today, Friday 22-July-2011 is: ...
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Nick Dubanow
snickerdo406
Jul 23, 2011 1:22 am
The issue is more cultural than anything else. While there is absolutely no technical reason why the 416 and 905 couldn't share a super-overlay, it simply...
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Joseph Singer
thekiltedguy
Jul 23, 2011 5:04 am
... In the "olden" days wasn't all that area covered by just one area code 416? Why wouldn't they want everything to be re-united again? - - - - - - - - - -...
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Mark J. Cuccia
markjcuccia
Jul 28, 2011 12:53 am
NeuStar-NANPA issued a new/updated Planning Letter today, Wednesday 27-July-2011, regarding the upcoming migration of Sint Maarten from the (former)...
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Mark J. Cuccia
markjcuccia
Jul 28, 2011 3:34 pm
On Sunday 26-June-2011, in "Some recent developments regarding ... [ ... ] ... [ ... ] ... (BTW, the CRTC did subsequently recently approve the change of dates...
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Mark J. Cuccia
markjcuccia
Jul 28, 2011 9:24 pm
Here is some info on the various filings with state and federal agencies, as well as other key dates in the pending AT&T / T-Mobile merger. Note that the...
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Sklar, Robert
sklarbob
Aug 4, 2011 4:26 pm
Since I date from the time of SXS, 5XB and 1ESS switches, could you please explain the meanings of some of the other switch types (e.g. DLM, RSS, etc.) Thanks,...
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Mark J. Cuccia
markjcuccia
Aug 12, 2011 10:38 pm
Three months ago, back on Tuesday 17-May-2011, one of the members of the Yahoo "CentralOffice" Group posted the following regarding future 5xx Special "Area"...
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Mark J. Cuccia
markjcuccia
Aug 13, 2011 1:05 am
Below is a list of all possible area code combinations of the 5NX format (not counting the 59X's), as of 29-July-2011, i.e., 520 thru 589. I don't include the...
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elmercat
Aug 20, 2011 4:20 am
Legendary computer hacker and phone phreaker, Kevin Mitnik, appeared on the Steven Colbert show yesterday to promote his new book, "Ghost in the Wires. In the...
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elmercat
Aug 20, 2011 5:48 am
We recently had a thread about businesses named after their telephone exchange; though some of us were skeptical, it turned out that indeed there were a few...
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Joseph Singer
thekiltedguy
Aug 20, 2011 3:08 pm
Some folks who live elsewhere in western Washington (who live in area code 360) sometimes refer somewhat cattily to folks who live in Seattle as "206ers." As...
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elmercat
Aug 22, 2011 6:04 pm
I think this trend, where "The NPA" actually becomes well established as place name unto itself, will prevent (protect?) that area code from further splitting...
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Nick Dubanow
snickerdo406
Aug 22, 2011 6:11 pm
... Toronto is probably an even better example than Montreal. Toronto proper is most often referred to as "The 416" and the suburbs "The 905" and it's a ...
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Mark J. Cuccia
markjcuccia
Aug 22, 2011 6:43 pm
... BellSouth's original 1994/95 relief plan for 305/954 was to OVERLAY 305 with 954 back in early-to-mid-1995. However, the FL-PSC overturned BellSouth's...
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Mark J. Cuccia
markjcuccia
Aug 22, 2011 7:03 pm
... Again, I'll say, NEVER say never! You do NOT know what will happen 10 or 15 years from now. Just because there was the 1993/94 416/905 split, and...
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Sklar, Robert
sklarbob
Aug 22, 2011 7:11 pm
Here in Manhattan, I've seen a bar or restaurant called "212", in a place where it could not refer to the street address. There have also been rather oblique...
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Nick Dubanow
snickerdo406
Aug 22, 2011 7:22 pm
... And you're entitled to think that. However, when considering the rate at which the codes exhaust and that exhaust for both codes has occured at roughly...
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Joseph Singer
thekiltedguy
Aug 22, 2011 10:33 pm
... It must have been a grave problem back in the day for the whole area to have just 416. Whatever did they do then to distinguish themselves from those...
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Nick Dubanow
snickerdo406
Aug 22, 2011 11:15 pm
... Well, it doesn't really matter what it was like before, what matters is now. And as it stands right now, the difference between 905 and 416 has transcended...
