About 5 years ago or so, the 416 area code for Toronto, Canada was split off into 905 and 416. 416 was used for numbers within the boundries of Toronto and 905 for the outlining areas. I don't recall there being a big bruhaha for more than a couple of weeks, it became second nature to automatically dial 905 or 416 (which ever the case may be) depending on where I was. Now that the Toronto-area is getting a third area code this coming spring, people will have to use 10-digit dialing wherever they are.
The new area codes don't change long distance boundries, and if a person screws up, chances are a nice computerized voice will tell them so.
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About 5 years ago or so, the 416 area code for Toronto, Canada was split off into 905 and 416. 416 was used for numbers within the boundries of Toronto and 905 for the outlining areas. I don't recall there being a big bruhaha for more than a couple of weeks, it became second nature to automatically dial 905 or 416 (which ever the case may be) depending on where I was. Now that the Toronto-area is getting a third area code this coming spring, people will have to use 10-digit dialing wherever they are.
The new area codes don't change long distance boundries, and if a person screws up, chances are a nice computerized voice will tell them so.