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- Exchanges - 800 Service (14 September 1990)
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- 888 000 000 // 2222 000 000 55555 999 999
- 8 8 0 0 0 0 // 2 0 0 0 0 5 9 9 9 9
- 888 0 0 0 0 // 222 0 0 0 0 === 5555 9999 9999
- 8 8 0 0 0 0 // 2 0 0 0 0 5 9 9
- 888 000 000 // 22222 000 000 5555 9 9
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- 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- ------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------
- 20| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |20
- 21| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |21
- 22| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | LDL | AT&T | MIC | AT&T | AT&T | TDX |22
- 23| NTK | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | MCI | AT&T | SCH | AT&T | AT&T |Delta |23
- 24| SIR | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | ---- | AT&T | ---- | AT&T | AT&T | ---- |24
- 25| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | TTU | AT&T | LSI | AT&T | AT&T | ---- |25
- 26| ---- | SCH | AT&T |CanCO | ICT |CanSWO| COM |CanEO |CanTor| FDG |26
- 27| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ---- | MCI | ITT | ONE | SNT | ---- | MAL |27
- 28| ADG | ---- | AT&T | MCI | MCI | ---- | ---- | ---- | MCI | MCI |28
- 29| ---- | ---- | AT&T | PRO | ---- | ---- | ---- | ARE | ---- | CDC |29
- 30| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |30
- 31| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |31
- 32| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | HNI | AT&T |Sprint| AT&T | AT&T | TET |32
- 33| TET | AT&T | AT&T | MCI | AT&T | SCH | AT&T | FST | AT&T | ---- |33
- 34| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T |Sprint| AT&T | DCT |34
- 35| COM | AT&T | AT&T | ---- | ---- | ---- | AT&T | ---- | AT&T |Sprint|35
- 36| ---- |CanMtl| AT&T |CanMtl| HNI | MCI |Sprint| AT&T | AT&T |Teleco|36
- 37|Teleco| ---- | AT&T |Teleco| ---- |ATCCig| ---- |Telnet| ---- | ---- |37
- 38| ---- | ---- | AT&T |Teleco| FDT |Hedges| TBQ |CanTor| ---- | ---- |38
- 39| ---- | ---- | AT&T | EXF | ---- | ---- | ---- |Teleco| ---- |Americ|39
- 40| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |40
- 41| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |41
- 42| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | TTH | AT&T | ---- | AT&T | ---- |42
- 43| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AGN | AT&T | IDN | AT&T | AT&T | ---- |43
- 44| TXN | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | MCI | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | ---- |44
- 45| USL | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | ALN | ---- | MCI | AT&T | AT&T | ---- |45
- 46| ---- |CanNCO| AT&T |CanEQu| ---- |CanNWO| ALN | ICT | AT&T | ---- |46
- 47| ---- | ALN | AT&T | ---- | ---- |Teleco|Teleco| ---- |Alascm| ---- |47
- 48| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ---- |Teleco|Teleco| TDX | ---- | ---- | TOM |48
- 49| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |49
- 50| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |50
- 51| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |51
- 52| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T |Midco |52
- 53| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | ---- | AT&T | ALN | AT&T | AT&T | ---- |53
- 54| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T |Sprint| AT&T | AT&T | ---- |54
- 55| CMA | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T |[Diry]| AT&T | ALN | AT&T | ---- |55
- 56| ---- |CanNB | AT&T |CanNfl| ---- |CanNSP| ALN |CanWQu| ---- | ---- |56
- 57| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ---- | AMM | ---- | ---- |Telnet| ---- | LNS |57
- 58| WES | ---- | AT&T |Teleco|Teleco| ---- |Action| LTQ |Action| LGT |58
- 59| ---- | ---- | AT&T |Teleco|Teleco| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |59
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- Exchanges - 800 Service (14 September 1990)
-
- 888 000 000 // 66 000 000 999 999 999
- 8 8 0 0 0 0 // 6 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9
- 888 0 0 0 0 // 6666 0 0 0 0 === 9999 9999 9999
- 8 8 0 0 0 0 // 6 6 0 0 0 0 9 9 9
- 888 000 000 // 666 000 000 9 9 9
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- 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- ------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------
- 60| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |60
- 61| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |61
- 62| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | ---- | AT&T | NLD | AT&T | MCI | AT&T | ---- |62
- 63| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | CQU | AT&T | AT&T | BUR |63
- 64| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | CMA | AT&T | ---- | AT&T | AT&T | ---- |64
- 65| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ---- | AT&T | ---- | ---- |Teleco|Teleco| ---- |65
- 66| ---- |CanAlb| AT&T |CanBC |Sprint|CanMan| MCI |CanSsk|CanTor|Sprint|66
- 67| ---- | ---- | AT&T |Teleco|Teleco| ---- | ---- | ---- | MCI | ---- |67
- 68| ---- | ---- | AT&T | MTD | ---- | ---- | LGT | NTS | ---- | ---- |68
- 69| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | NYC | PLG |69
- 70| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |70
- 71| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |71
- 72| TGN | ---- | AT&T | ---- | RCI | SAN |Sprint| MCI |Teleco|Sprint|72
- 73| ---- | ---- | AT&T |Sprint| ---- |Sprint|Sprint| MEC | MEC | ---- |73
- 74| ---- | MIC | AT&T | EDS | ---- | ---- | ---- |Teleco|Teleco|Teleco|74
- 75| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ---- | TSH | ---- | ---- | TID | ---- | MCI |75
- 76| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ---- |Alascm| ---- | ---- |Sprint| SNT | ---- |76
- 77| GCN | SNT | AT&T | CTI | ---- | ---- |Sprint| MCI |Sprint|Teleco|77
- 78|Teleco| ---- | AT&T | ALN |Allnet| SNH |(Futu)| ---- | ---- | TMU |78
- 79| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | TID |Teleco| ---- |79
- 80|Sprint| ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |80
- 81| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |81
- 82| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | THA | AT&T | MCI | AT&T |Sprint| AT&T |Sprint|82
- 83| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | ---- | AT&T |Teleco|Teleco| ---- | Star |83
- 84| ---- | AT&T | AT&T | AT&T | LDD | AT&T | ---- | AT&T | AT&T | ---- |84
- 85| TKC | AT&T | AT&T | ---- | AT&T | AT&T | ---- | TLS | AT&T | ---- |85
- 86| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ALN | TEN | ---- | ---- | ---- | SNT |Sprint|86
- 87| ---- | ---- | AT&T | MCI | AT&T | ALN | MCI |Sprint| ALN | ---- |87
- 88| NAS | NAS | AT&T | ---- | ---- | AT&T | ALN | ETS | MCI | ---- |88
- 89| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ---- | ---- | ---- | TXN | ---- | CGI | TDX |89
- 90| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |90
- 91| ---- | ---- |(Pagr)| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |91
- 92| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ALN | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | CIS | ---- |92
- 93| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ---- | ---- | ---- |R-Comm| MCI | ---- | ---- |93
- 94| TSF | ---- | AT&T | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |94
- 95| MCI |PhAmer| AT&T | ---- | ---- | MCI | ---- | ---- |[T-??]|[T-??]|95
- 96| CNO | ---- | AT&T | SOC | ---- | ---- | TDX | ---- | TED | TDX |96
- 97| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |97
- 98| ---- | ---- | AT&T | WUT | ---- | ---- | WUT | ---- | WUT | TDX |98
- 99| ---- | ---- | AT&T | ---- | ---- | ---- | Valu | ---- | ---- | MCI |99
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- Exchanges - 800 Service - Appendix
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- Abbreviations of carriers/regions used in the table:
-
- Action - Action Telecom Co.
- ADG - Advantage Network, Inc.
- AGN - AMRIGON
- Alascm - ALASCOM
- Allnet - Allnet Communication Services
- Americ - AmeriCall Corporation (Calif.)
- AMM - Access Long Distance
- ARE - American Express TRS
- ATCCig - ATC Cignal Communications
- AT&T - AT&T
- BUR - Burlington Tel.
- CanAlb - Telecom Canada/Alberta (403)
- CanBC - Telecom Canada/British Columbia (604)
- CanCO - Telecom Canada/Central Ontario (416)
- CanEO - Telecom Canada/Eastern Ontario (613)
- CanEQu - Telecom Canada/Eastern Quebec (418)
- CanMan - Telecom Canada/Manitoba (204)
- CanMtl - Telecom Canada/Montreal Area (514)
- CanNB - Telecom Canada/New Brunswick (506)
- CanNfl - Telecom Canada/Newfoundland (709)
- CanNCO - Telecom Canada/North Central Ontario (705)
- CanNSP - Telecom Canada/Nova Scotia, PEI (902)
- CanNWO - Telecom Canada/NW Ontario (807) [some 416 numbers found here as well]
- CanSsk - Telecom Canada/Saskatchewan (306)
- CanSWO - Telecom Canada/SW Ontario (519)
- CanTor - Telecom Canada/Toronto Area (416)
- CanWQu - Telecom Canada/Western Quebec (819)
- CDC - ClayDesta Communications
- CNO - COMTEL of New Orleans
- COM - COM Systems
- CQU - ConQuest Comm. Corp
- CTI - Compu-Tel Inc.
- DCT - Direct Communications, Inc.
- Delta - Delta Communications, Inc.
- EDS - Electronic Data Systems Corp.
- ETS - Eastern Telephone Systems, Inc.
- EXF - Execulines of Florida, Inc.
- FDG - First Digital Network
- FDN - Florida Digital Network
- FDT - Friend Technologies
- FST - First Data Resources
- GCN - General Communications, Inc.
- Hedges - Hedges Communications
- HNI - Houston Network, Inc.
- ITT - United States Transmission System
- LDD - LDDS-II, Inc.
- LDL - Long Distance for Less
- LGT - LITEL
- LNS - Lintel Systems
- LSI - Long Distance Savers
- LTQ - Long Distance for Less
- MAL - MIDAMERICAN
- MCI - MCI Telecommunications Corp.
- MDE - Meade Associates
- MEC - Mercury, Inc.
- MIC - Microtel, Inc.
-
- (continued...)
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- Exchanges - 800 Service - Appendix (continued)
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- Abbreviations of carriers/regions used in the table:
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- Midco - Midco Communications
- MTD - Metromedia Long Distance
- NLD - National Data Corp.
- NTK - Network Telemanagement Svcs.
- NTS - NTS Communications
- ONC - OMNICALL, Inc.
- ONE - One Call Communications, Inc.
- PhAmer - Phone America
- PHE - Phone Mail, Inc.
- PLG - Pilgrim Telephone Co.
- PRO - PROTO-COL
- R-Comm - R-Comm
- RCI - RCI Corporation
- SAN - Satelco
- SCH - Schneider Communications
- SIR - Southern Interexchange Services
- SLS - Southland Systems, Inc.
- SNH - Sunshine Telephone Co.
- SNT - SouthernNet, Inc.
- SOC - State of California
- Sprint - U.S. Telcom, Inc. (U.S. Sprint)
- Star - STAR-LINE
- TBQ - Telecable Corp.
- TDX - Cable & Wireless Comm.
- TED - TeleDial America
- Teleco - Teleconnect
- Telnet - Telenet Comm. Corp.
- TEN - Telesphere Network, Inc.
- TET - Teltec Savings Communications Co.
- TGN - Telemanagement Consult't Corp.
- THA - Touch America
- TID - TMC South Central Indiana
- TKC - TK Communications, Inc.
- TLS - TELE-SAV
- TMU - Tel-America, Inc.
- TOM - TMC of Montgomery
- TSF - SOUTH-TEL
- TSH - Tel-Share
- TTH - Tele Tech, Inc.
- TTU - Total-Tel USA
- TXN - Tex-Net
- USL - U.S. Link Long Distance
- Valu - Valu-Line
- WES - Westel
- WUT - Western Union Telegraph Co.
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- Other abbreviations
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- ??? - This exchange seems active, but details are unknown
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- (Futu) - for future assignment
- (Pagr) - reserved for radio paging
- [Diry] - Directory Assistance Exchange
- [T-??] - reserved for testing
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- Notes on 800
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- Much of this was adapted from Telecom Digest's guide to codes, of which
- the 800 prefixes were included.
-
- Where local telcos, such as Illinois Bell offer 800 service, they purchase
- blocks of numbers from AT&T on prefixes assigned to AT&T. They are free
- to purchase blocks of numbers from any carrier of their choice however.
-
- Often, exchanges of the form NN2 are used internally within an area code
- or region, such as 552 or 772 in Saskatchewan, or for intra-state use.
-
- 800 Service is based on the area code where the number is located, and
- the area code of the caller. For instance, 800 service begins with
- toll-free access within a single area code (but no access from phones
- outside the area code). Then, 800 service becomes available in "zones",
- or groups of Canadian area codes arranged in bands of area codes starting
- with the immediately surrounding areas. The higher the band number, the
- more distant the area codes that can be reached.
-
- In recent years, US 800 numbers have become available in Canada (and
- vice-versa). Canadian 800 numbers can be made available to the U.S.
- in three coverage areas; the initial "band" of coverage is for a few
- states closest to the area code in which the Canadian number is located.
- A second and third band is then used to cover greater areas of the U.S.,
- up to coverage throughout the U.S..
-
- Soon, Telecom Canada plans to have an "800 PLUS" service which will allow
- for such things as the use of a single 800 number to direct the call to
- any of a number of centres in Canada. This is useful, say, if calls from
- the west were to be handled in Vancouver while other calls are taken in
- Toronto. Only one 800 number would be used, simplifying advertising
- and promotion for the business using this feature. Another "800 PLUS"
- feature will likely include time sensitive routing (say, where calls
- are redirected to other cities after hours).
-
- New Service Control Points in Calgary and Toronto will make the new
- features possible. The new technology can also render exchange numbers
- meaningless; that is, any number could be assigned to go anywhere with
- any restrictions, unlike the regional and zonal restrictions of the
- present 800 number network. Some businesses may need several 800 numbers
- to provide proper coverage, for instance.
-
- 263 - Central Ontario, outside Toronto (416)
- 265 - Southwestern Ontario (519)
- 267 - Eastern Ontario (613)
- 268 - Central Ontario (Toronto & area)
- 361 - Montreal area (514)
- 363 - Montreal area (514)
- 387 - Central Ontario (Toronto & area 416)
- 461 - Northeastern Ontario (705)
- 463 - Quebec (418)
- 465 - Northwestern Ontario (807), plus some Toronto area (416)
- 561 - New Brunswick (506)
- 563 - Newfoundland (709)
- 565 - Nova Scotia/PEI (902)
- 567 - Quebec (819)
- 661 - Alberta (403)
- 663 - British Columbia (604)
- 665 - Manitoba (204)
- 667 - Saskatchewan (306)
- 668 - Central Ontario (416)
-
- Special
- 555 - Directory Assistance
- 855 - TTY/TDD Operator
-
- One of the new 800 exchanges in Canada is 668. This allows for such
- numbers as (800) ONTARIO (668.2746).
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- Provincial NN2 exchanges
-
- Some provinces also have intra-provincial 800 service using exchanges
- that end in 2 (NN2 format). These numbers may only be called from within
- the province involved. This list is not guaranteed to be complete, as
- there may be other exchanges that are not commonly known.
-
- **** Alberta (403)
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- Base City 800 exchanges
- --------- -------------
- Calgary 242, 322, 332, 342, 352, 372
- Drumheller 622
- Edmonton 222, 232, 252, 262
- Grande Prairie 422
- Lethbridge 552, 562
- Medicine Hat 442
- Peace River 362
- Red Deer 662
- Vegreville 522
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- **** British Columbia (604)
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- Campbell River 232
- Cranbrook 262
- Kamloops 482
- Kitimat/Smithers 772
- Nanaimo 982
- Prince George 292
- Revelstoke 642 (includes Kelowna, Penticton)
- Trail 332
- Vancouver 242, 972
- Victoria 742
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- **** Manitoba (204)
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- Brandon 852, 862
- Thompson 422
- Winnipeg 262, 282, 362, 392, 432, 542, 552, 642, 782, 982
- (unknown) 572, 592
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- **** New Brunswick (506)
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- Dalhousie 552
- Fredericton 442 (includes Edmunston, Grand Falls, Woodstock)
- Moncton 332 (includes Newcastle, Sackville)
- St John 222 (includes St Stephen, Sussex)
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- **** Quebec (418)
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- 252 - used in 418 area only
-
- **** Saskatchewan (306)
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- 552 - southern Saskatchewan
- 772 - northern Saskatchewan
-
- Calls to these 800 exchanges are limited to the part of Saskatchewan specified.
-