Why is an area code split necessary?
The state of New Mexico is running out of telephone numbers due to growth in state residents and a combination of new technologies and increased demand for regular telephone lines in homes and offices, cellular and PCS phones, pagers, and lines used for fax machines, internet access and other uses. Plus, there’s a limit to the amount of telephone numbers in an area code that can be allocated to the telecommunications providers. As a result, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission added the 575 area code to the state to meet the demand for additional telephone numbers.
