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Originally Posted by KipperIsGod
10 digit dialing? thats nuts...Why would they want to do this?
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Because there is little choice. Telephone companies are running out of numbers under the traditional system. Consumers now have more than one phone number - land lines, cell phones, fax lines etc. The demand for data being transmitted via phone lines has grown exponentially in recent years.
That is why Alberta now shares two area codes and will likely get more in the future. The problem is even more pronounced in high population centres like Vancouver, Toronto and big metro areas in the U.S.
It won't be unusual for big cities to have more than one area code. Some already do.