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[tw]

There are something like 110 area codes in trouble - a shortage of phone numbers. Here is but an example of how bad it is:

AreaC State expected expiration of phone numbers
201 .. NJ Jan 2002
203 .. CT Jun 2001
205 .. AL Mar 2003
206 .. WA Jan 2003
207 .. ME Jun 2002
267/215 PA Oct 2001
412 .. PA Aug 2002 (Pittsburgh - 878 overlayed in
724 .. PA Oct 2001 412 and 724 - more confusing)
484/610 PA Aug 2002
516 .. NY Aug 2001 (Long Island)
570 .. PA Jun 2003 (formally part of 717)
609 .. NJ Oct 2001
717 .. PA Oct 2003
732 .. NJ Oct 2000 (Monmouth Cty area)
856 .. NJ Aug 2002 (Vineland & Camden Cnty)
908 .. NJ Oct 2002
973 .. NJ Jan 2001


An example of how some exchanges in area code 215 were assigned:
215-790 "BELL ATLANTIC - PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
215-791 PECO HYPERION TELECOMMUNICATIONS
215-792 PAGENET
215-793 "BELL ATLANTIC - PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
215-794 "BELL ATLANTIC - PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
215-795 "BELL ATLANTIC - PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
215-796 AT&T LOCAL
215-797 "BELL ATLANTIC - PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
215-798 PECO HYPERION TELECOMMUNICATIONS
215-799 "BELL ATLANTIC - PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
215-800 TSR WIRELESS LLC
215-801 BELL ATLANTIC NYNEX MOBILE - PENNSYLVANIA
215-802 COMCAST CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS - PENNSYLVANIA
215-803 COMCAST CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS - PENNSYLVANIA
215-804 "BELL ATLANTIC - PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
215-805 BELL ATLANTIC NYNEX MOBILE - PENNSYLVANIA
215-806 BELL ATLANTIC NYNEX MOBILE - PENNSYLVANIA
215-807 "BELL ATLANTIC - PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
215-808 COMCAST CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS - PENNSYLVANIA
215-809
215-810 ARCH PAGING INC.


[Edited by tw on 05-06-2001 at 01:00 AM]