• For whom the bell tolls: 'I'm sorry, the landline you’ve reached is n

    From Bill Horne@21:1/5 to All on Sat Feb 11 07:40:44 2023
    By Dennis Wyatt

    The 209 has gotten too big for just three numbers.

    Sometime in the coming months, if it hasn’t happened already, an
    overlay area code — 350 — is being assigned to new lines issued by
    wireless carriers and landline phone companies.

    The California Public Utilities Commission in September announced it
    was teeing up the overlay area code for the 209 given the demand has
    just about exhausted all possible number combinations.

    https://www.mantecabulletin.com/opinion/local-columns/for-whom-the-bell-tolls-im-sorry-the-landline-youve-reached-is-no-longer-a-working-number/

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