Why are new area codes necessary?
A. New area codes are assigned across the country due to diminishing supplies of available telephone number prefixes. This happens due to dramatic growth and the many choices in service providers, significant increases in products and services such as fax machines, pagers, wireless telephones, second telephone lines, voice mail and other competitive offerings. As a result of additional area codes, 10-digit dialing becomes necessary to complete local phone calls in specific geographic areas. Customers affected by 10-digit dialing will be notified in advance by their local telecommunications provider.
A. New area codes are assigned across the country due to diminishing supplies of available telephone number prefixes. This happens due to dramatic growth and the many choices in service providers, significant increases in products and services such as fax machines, pagers, wireless telephones, second telephone lines, voice mail and other competitive offerings. As a result of additional area codes, 10-digit dialing becomes necessary to complete local phone calls in specific geographic areas. Customers affected by 10-digit dialing will be notified in advance by their local telecommunications provider.
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