(I started composing this post on Saturday 2-October, continuing off and on throughout the weekend and on Monday too. I don't know if the references to...
One of my contacts forwarded me an MCI "Update" flier regarding +213 Algeria and the opening up of a (new) mobile number range, which "apparantly" can only be...
As of early Friday morning (8-October-2004), AT&T has now opened up the 769-769 NPA-NXX c.o.code in its 4E's to route via the AT&T 4ESS in Jackson MS...
The CNAC's website has some NEW area code planning documents at: http://www.cnac.ca/npa_data.htm regarding British Columbia (250) and Alberta (both 403 and...
I've posted an AT&T Long Lines training text called "Network Management of the DDD Network and Dial Administration". It's a fascinating introduction to...
There is a recent news release on 403 and 780 (AB) at the CNAC website. The document itself doesn't have a date, but the page it is linked from indicates a...
... There are similar RECENT news/press releases at the CNAC's website regarding other NPAs undergoing relief planning, or scheduled to be overlaid, or...
It appears that the Ca.PUC has AGAIN rejected a plan for splitting the 310 NPA "at this time". The new code to split off from 310 (which back in 1999 was...
Doing some "google" searches, I found several newspaper/press/media webpages on the Ca.PUC's recent vote to continue to indefinately postpone/delay the...
Mark, Some comments from Canada: When called from Bell Territory (Toronto) SaskTel's 1-888-934-8888 card access number plays exactly the same "Welcome to...
It was 57 years ago (tommorrow Fri-22-Oct-2004), that AT&T prepared a memo authored by Harold L. Ryan and dated Wed-22-Oct-1947, with the finalized (initial)...
While it still seems to need Hawaii-PUC and DOJ approval (it appears that the FCC has already approved the proposed transfer), it seems like it's getting...
... It turns out that Verizon (BA/NYNEX) has decided (at least for the forsee-able future) to retain its "upstate" NY BA/NYNEX/NYTel territory. Here are some...
... Mark it would appear that Hawaii Tel is still equipped with the old GTE GTD 5 switches from the AE days. I remember the sale to GTE in the 60's as I was...
On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:57:08 -0000, Peter C. Roeser ... Actually I believe AG Communication Systems (now fully folded into Lucent) has done a pretty decent job...
... You contributed seven lines as a comment on original material and re-quoted a *16* page submission to the list and didn't edit out *anything* not even the...
... Paul thanks for that info on the GTD5. I know that York Pa, (my old GTE days)is still equipped with the GTD5 product thoughout the operating area which...
Beginning today, Saturday 30 October 2004, the southern part (roughly the Riverside County part) of the "old" (original) 909 area code (from November 1992...
About two or three years ago, I saw a print advertisement (maybe it also was on TV?) which included a (NANP) toll-free contact number which included...
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 16:50:16 -0500 (CDT), Mark J Cuccia ... In addition to keypads that follow the ITU recommendation, I have also seen keypads on consumer...
... And that's ALL it is from the ITU -- JUST a recommendation! (Same with 00+ for International sent-paid Access, 0+ for domestic toll sent-paid)... Although...
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 23:49:30 -0500 (CDT), Mark J Cuccia ... Well of course! 'O' stands for "operator" (or "opérateur" as the case may be). Also, I must...
... Whoever decided to market using alpha telephone numbers wasn't using their smarts as it's more than likely that many more people have keypads without the Q...
... else ... You techie types love to slag us marketeers, but it is really sales that will sell anything, including stuff no one has developed yet. Back when...
On Saturday 2 October 2004, the first official date of NANP-dialing and numbering for American Samoa, as +1-684, migrating away from the ITU E.164 Country Code...
Here is another "media" story on forthcoming ten-digit intra-809 dialing as well as the overlay with 829, for the Dominican Republic, next year. This comes...
... (SNIP) ... I couldn't find an "exact" date for this article -- the webpage seems to display only the current date (and time). But when I clicked on the...