Re: A Question About 'Dial 1' in USA Calling |
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![]() 24 Feb 2006 10:36:00 -0800
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Dan Popescu wrote:
> I wanna ask you a question if that's OK. First I should tell you that
> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: The general rule is we have to dial
Not necessarily. Rules vary from place to place depending on legacy
I believe today's system is set up so that you can dial 1+area
My region, for example, has 10 digit dialing. If I call a different
There's a artificially defined border known as the LATA, which
The above mess is a result of (1) divesture of long distance from the
In the old days, the "1" was not universal. Area codes originally had
The "1" prefix was used for two reasons: 1) to serve as a toll alert.
There is also the 0 prefix (0+ac+7d) which is used to signify operator
The concept of a "toll alert" is somewhat obsolete because of the |
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