Well, I just got a PFO response from the CRTC:
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Dear Mr. 0042:
Thank you for taking the time to contact the CRTC.
In Telecom Decision CRTC 2007-42, the Commission noted that the main objectives for relief planning activities, as set out in the Commission-approved Canadian NPA Relief Planning Guidelines, are to provide relief that
will last for at least an eight-year period;
does not favour or disadvantage one group of carriers or users over another;
strikes a reasonable balance between economic, technical, and social impacts of implementation; and
makes the most effective and efficient use of Central Office (CO) codes serving a given area.
In reviewing the various options available in tandem with the RPC's recommendations, the Commission considers that relief options that would either require customers to take telephone number changes or increase the number of area codes required within the next 20 years are not the best solutions.
The Commission considers that the use of a single area code overlay on both area codes 403 and 780 is appropriate since it does not require customers to take number changes, preserves the identities of area codes 403 and 780, and simplifies future relief.
Accordingly, the Commission approved the relief measure proposed by the RPC, namely that a single area code be distributed over both area codes 403 and 780 effective 12 September 2008.
For full reference, please access the following document:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/De.../dt2007-42.htm
I trust that explains the CRTC's position on the matter.
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Yes, I understand that my solution would require customers to change phone numbers. Myself, I would rather Calgary have to take a new area code than to have a cluster fata of different area codes all over the province.
My guess- somebody screwed up 10 years ago. They should have given Edmonton their own area code then, and Calgary our own as well. Then everybody would only need to change area codes once. Now they are faced with making some people change area codes again, and want to avoid the backlash.
All they've done is put the frog in the water before turning on the heat; instead of dumping him in with the water boiling.