Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ritcv.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!rochester!ritcv!jrc From: jrc@ritcv.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Re: Realities of IDDD [moved from net.news] Message-ID: <1454@ritcv.UUCP> Date: Wed, 2-Jan-85 20:29:03 EST Article-I.D.: ritcv.1454 Posted: Wed Jan 2 20:29:03 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Jan-85 01:45:28 EST Distribution: net Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Lines: 30 me > 3) Even within the "Country Code" of "1," there are dialing anomalies. me > For example, just east of Rochester, the area code changes from 716 to 315. me > For people living near Rochester but in the 315 area code all the following me > are legitimate for calls for them within the 315 and 716 area codes. me > 555-9999 LOCAL call within 315 area code me > 1 999-9999 LONG DISTANCE call within 315 area code me > 716 700-9999 LOCAL call within 716 area code me > 1 716 999-9999 LONG DISTANCE call within 716 area code Gordon > This is not exactly true; the reason you have cross-area-code calling Gordon > like that is because all the prefixes in the two area-code regions Gordon > are distinct: there can't be a 315-999-9999 and a 716-999-9999. Gordon > Such dialing used to be possible between the 415 and 408 area-codes Gordon > in the Bay Area but they ran out of prefixes and now the area-code is Gordon > required between the two regions. Your hypothesis would be correct ......... EXCEPT in this situation we are dealing with two different "Telephone Companies" (I never did have a "Telephone Company" as Rochester was never serviced by an ATT company. :-) New York Telephone Company utilizes the 716 (without the "1") to access the Rochester Telephone Company circuits for local calls from the 315 area code. Ironically, Rochester Telephone does not use the "315" area code to access the "315" numbers that are local calls from Rochester. To put it simply, I dial 999-9999 to get (315) 999-9999, but they have to dial 716-888-8888 to call me back. (Adds a little more confusion!) Gordon > Gordon A. Moffett ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam me > j.r. {allegra,seismo}!rochester!ritcv!jrc