Thursday, November 15, 2012

Sigh... Las Vegas Getting Another Area Code

Las Vegans aren't exactly a smart bunch of people.  they voted for Dina Titus and President Obama, we don't know how to drive and our education sucks, or so we are told.  So what makes them think we will be able to make local phone calls without screwing up?
From the LVRJ: The 411 is that 702 is about to get cozy with 725. And that means we're all going to have to dial three more digits when we make local calls starting in 05 of 14.
Confused?
In conventional speak, new residents of Southern Nevada - from Indian Springs in the northwest to Mesquite in the northeast to Laughlin at the very bottom of the state - will be issued a 725 area code in an overlaying setup with the existing 702 area code, beginning in June 2014.
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada on Thursday approved a second area code because available prefixes in the existing 702 area code will be exhausted in 2014, according to NeuStar, the organization that administers area code use for the Federal Communications Commission.
Because an overlaying area code will mean a new next-door neighbor will have a 725 area code while yours remains 702, local calls throughout the valley will require using an area code - for a 10-digit call. The only differences between that and a traditional long-distance call is that you won't be required to dial "1" first, nor - and this is more important - will you be charged extra for the call.
All local calls will require 10 digits on May 3, 2014.  http://www.lvrj.com/news/your-local-phone-number-is-about-to-gain-three-digits-179586181.html
Of course, we are going to have to reprogram all our cell phones and other home phones and caller ID will have to redone.
This ought to be interesting.

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