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SSMP - Larry wrote: About three years ago, Western Riverside County was to get a new area code, 951, but this was delayed. Whatever happened to the proposal? Does anyone know if it's still a go?The California PUC ordered a "moratorium" on all new area codes withinthe state prior to the actual implementation of the 951 split from909.There are still plans to implement this "if/when needed", and theCa.PUC has had some hearings and investigations on the situation thispast Summer, but I don't think that there are any formal/officialdates for implementation as of yet.See the following sites for further info when available:http://www.nanpa.com/area_codes/http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/industry/telco/area+code+info/index.htmhttp://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/industry/telco/area+code+info/909areachange.htm Also, is anyone aware of any fundamental reorganization of the numbering system before we run out of area codes altogether? At this rate of area code growth, it's looking like that will happen sooner rather than later.Actually, with more porting of numbers now possible (includingcellular/ wireless numbers later this year), initial assignments ofnumbering/code resources down to the "thousands" level of the -xxxxline-numbers instead of initial assignments of an entire NPA-NXXc.o.code (of all ten thousands), and with the change in the economyand overall oversaturation of "fly-by-night" telcos that happened overthe past 2-3 years, there is actually a DOWNTURN in the number of areacodes and other numbering/code resources requested. The NANPA hasactually projected "exhaust" of the area code format further out, nowin the 2030 to 2050 time-frame, which was the projection made backduring 1990-95.So, *IF* the NANP format of ten-digits in the NXX-NXX-xxxx format isgoing to "exhaust", it is now back to *LATER* than sooner! :-)Last year (2002), there were only eight new area codes activated inthe NANP, and all within the (continental) US -- nothing needed inCanada, the Caribbean, nor the Pacific. A year with only eight newarea codes is actually *LESS* than the "max" year of the pre-1995period, when 1957 had TEN new area codes.This year (2003), there are only THREE new area codes activated, allwithin the Republic of Texas, 430 overlaying 903 in northeastern TX inlate April, and 915 in west Texas going into permissive dialing of athree-way split in early April (mandatory use of the two new codes inthis 3-way split takes effect in early October).El Paso/etc. retained 915.The Midland/Odessa/etc. region in the "middle" of "old" 915 changes to432.The Abilene/Sweetwater/etc. region in the northeastern part of "old"915 as well as the GTE-VeriZon San Angelo region in the southeasternpart of "old" 915 changes to 325.SO FAR, as of next year, the only "known" new area code to take effectis when American Samoa officially joins the NANP/DDD Network, when thenumerics of its existing *country* code +684 becomes NANP *AREA* code684, within our Country Code of +1.i.e., +684 becomes +1-684This is to take effect in October 2004, with permissive/parallel typedialing possible until Spring 2005.It is also "possible" that 424 will split from the existing part of310 in so.Cal, as well as "possible" that 951 will also split from theexisting part of 909 also in So.Cal. But the Ca.PUC website will havethe latest info on those decisions.In March 2005, it is also "possible" that 385 will split from the(discontiguous) northern and southern end suburbs of metro Salt LakeCity UT (presently all area code 801), but that new 385 split from 801was originally scheduled to take effect in Dec.2000 yet keeps gettingpostponed every year. It could also happen that the next projecteddate will be changed to later than 2005.Canada has three future area code overlays "in the works":226 to overlay 519 in southern Ontario, presently planned forFeb.2005, yet this could be postponed YET AGAIN to a later date.438 to overlay 514, Montreal PQ "itself", presently planned forOct.2005, yet even this has been postponed several times in the pastand is li
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