Philip Newton
Wed, 28 Mar 2001 03:25:13 -0800
Chris Devers wrote: > In any event, the leading 1 is never part of the phone > number, but you always have to dial it whenever making a > "long distance" call. Well, I would have thought that's just splitting hairs -- is the '0' part of the number 0207 xxx xxxx is the number 207 xxx xxxx "but you have to dial a 0 before that"? Comes out to the same thing. Except for... > This used to mean anything beyond a > certain distance from your local calling area &/or anything > outside of your area code, Where you can have 713 555 1212 without a leading 1, and 1 555 3434 with a leading 1 but without an area code (in big area codes such as maybe 801 = Utah). Hm, so I guess the 1 is not part of the area code. > but with 10 digit numbers you'll > probably just have to put it in front of about every number > dialled, thus giving everyone in the country an 11 digit > phone number. But maybe this'll change in the future -- with 1 being always/never present. Cheers, Philip -- Philip Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> All opinions are my own, not my employer's. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.