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- From: Leonard.Erickson@f51.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Leonard Erickson)
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- Subject: Ten Digit Dialing in Oregon
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- Date: 22 Nov 92 02:48:57 GMT
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- X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 864, Message 11 of 15
-
- My new US West phone directory has the following buried inside on page
- A23:
-
- NEW DIALING PLAN COMING TO OREGON
-
- Oregon's traditional seven digit dialing within the 503 area code will
- be phased out beginning July 10, 1993.
-
- Starting then, you will need to dial 1 + 503 + the seven digits for
- all long distance calls within the 503 area code.
-
- This change is necessary because of telephone growth in Oregon. The
- new dialing patterm will allow these [sic] numbers currently reserved
- for area codes to be used for local prefixes, and make available more
- combinations when assigning telephone numbers. It will also allow you
- to know When [sic] a charge applies to your calls.
-
- After July 10, 1993, you will get a recording telling you how to dial
- if you have not dialed 1 + 503 + seven digits on long distance calls
- within the 503 area code. Local calls are not affected by the change.
-
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-
- I note several things of interest here:
-
- 1. There's no apparent provision for a period where both methods will
- work. (I tried 1-503-NXX-XXXX and got an error recording).
-
- 2. It makes no mention of the *current* dialing method, which requires
- a 1 on long distance inside 503.
-
- 3. Unlike the other states mentioned in the list, we get to keep seven
- digit local calls. (And thus, a way to avoid inadvertant LD charges!)
-
- I understand that they've already done this with the 206 area code in
- Washington. In the same way ...
-
- Must be a "left coast" right coast" difference!
-
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