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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