HISTORY
1946
Proposal
1947
Final Plan
1948
- 1959
1960
- 1969
1970
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1980
- 1989
1990
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1995
1996
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1998
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2008
2009
NANP Area Code History: 1995
1995 was a watershed year. Finally, the system was ready (well, almost) for
the introduction of interchangeable area codes. Actually, the industry was out
of options and had no choice but to implement them, but that's another story!
Old |
New
|
State (linked):
Geographic Description
|
Permissive
|
215 |
717 |
PA: Adamstown. (NO MAP) COC List [No Test #] |
NONE 01/07/95 |
| 312 708 |
630 Overlay |
IL: Intended as a wireless overlay on
both 312 and 708. Numerous lawsuits by wireless providers led FCC to decide that
class-specific overlays were discriminatory, leading regulators to cancel this and similar
overlays in southern California and Texas. 630 was later assigned to a staggered 3-way
split of 708 in 1996. (NO MAP) (630) 204-1204 |
01/07/95 CANCELLED |
| 213 310 818 |
562 Overlay |
CA: Intended as a wireless overlay on
213, 310 and 818. Numerous lawsuits by wireless providers led FCC to decide that
class-specific overlays were discriminatory, leading regulators to cancel this and similar
overlays in southern Illinois and Texas. 562 was later assigned to a split of 310 in 1996. (NO MAP) (562) 317-0317 |
01/07/95 CANCELLED |
| 205 | 334 Split |
AL: Southern two-fifths of the state,
including Mobile. (NO MAP) COC List (334) 223-0600 |
01/15/95 05/13/95 |
| 206 | 360 Split |
WA: Western half of the state, except
Everett, Seattle and Tacoma. (NO MAP) COC List (360) 532-0023 |
01/15/95 08/20/95 |
| NEW | 500 | NANP US: Personal Communications Services | NONE 01/19/95 |
| 713 | 281 Overlay |
TX: Intended as a wireless overlay on
713. Numerous lawsuits by wireless providers led FCC to decide that class-specific
overlays were discriminatory, leading regulators to cancel this and similar overlays in
Illinois and southern California. After a delay which resulted in severe number rationing,
281 prefixes were sparingly assigned within 713, then a split executed in 1996. This was
later converted to an all-services overlay in late 1998. (NO MAP) (281) 792-8378 |
03/01/95 CANCELLED |
| 602 | 520 Split |
AZ: Entire state except Maricopa and
small portions of surrounding Counties (NO MAP) COC List (520) 782-0100 |
03/19/95 10/21/95 |
303 |
970 |
CO: Northern and western half of the
state, except Denver MCA and surrounding local communities. (NO MAP) COC List (970) 241-0022 |
04/02/95 01/14/96 |
813 |
941 |
FL: Florida's Gold Coast south of
Tampa. (NO MAP) COC List (941) 959-1650 |
05/28/95 03/03/96 |
703 |
540 |
VA: Eastern half of the state
outside the DC MCA. (NO MAP) COC List (540) 829-9910 |
07/15/95 01/27/96 |
404 |
770 |
GA: Suburban Atlanta MCA outside
I-285. MAP Link COC List (770) 666-9999 |
08/01/95 12/01/95 |
203 |
860 |
CT: Entire state except Fairfield,
New Haven Counties. MAP Link COC List (860) 203-0950 |
08/28/95 10/04/96 |
615 |
423 |
TN: Eastern third of the state. (NO MAP) COC List (423) 283-4424, (423) 594-9040, (423) 634-1928 |
09/11/95 02/26/96 |
305 |
954 |
FL: Broward County (NO MAP) COC List (954) 236-4242 |
09/11/95 08/01/96 |
809 |
441 |
Bermuda (NO MAP) COC List (441) 295-7606 |
10/01/95 09/30/96 |
503 |
541 |
OR: Entire state except Portland and
the northwest corner. MAP Link COC List (541) 276-0192, (541) 334-0057 |
11/05/95 06/30/96 |
803 |
864 |
SC: Greensville LATA (NO MAP) COC List (864) 242-0070 |
12/03/95 05/01/96 |
904 |
352 |
FL: Gainesville LATA, including
Ocala. (NO MAP) COC List (352) 848-0517 |
12/03/95 05/20/96 |
| NEW | 880 | NANP US: Caller-pays international portion of call to inbound SPN 800. | NONE 12/11/95 |
