Later this week, telephone customers in the 510 area code must dial 1 plus the area code and the number to make any call to the 510 or the new 341 area code, according to the California Public Utilities Commission.
The new dialing procedure starts June 22 and paves the way for the addition of the 341 area code to the region served by the 510 code. The changes do not require anyone to change their phone number.
Consumers with a 341 area code must also dial 1 plus the area and telephone number, CPUC officials said. Cellphones automatically recognize an out-of-area number and automatically add a 1 to the number during the dialing
process.
The price of calls will remain unchanged. Calls that are in a consumer’s local calling area will still be local calls.
Consumers must reprogram automatic dialing systems for such equipment as life safety systems and medical monitoring devices, internet dial-up numbers, fax machines, gates, alarm and security systems, speed dialers, voicemail, call forwarding systems and similar equipment.
CPUC officials said consumers can still dial just 911 for an emergency and calls to similar numbers like 211, 311, and 411 can be dialed just using those three numbers.
Beginning June 22, people requesting a new phone number will be assigned either a 510 or 341 number.
More information is available from www.cpuc.ca.gov/510areacode or from the consumer’s telephone service provider.
What’s that thing?
I had to do this in TX when ever I made a call outside a border even if it was in the same area code, but only sometimes. Do it wrong and you get a message “you have to dial a 1” or “you don’t need to dial 1” Just another little annoyance to add to your life.
It’s been many a year since dialing AN2-7603
There have been ads on the car radio about this for a couple of weeks. Not new to me because sometimes I get that “dial 1 first” notice for any number outside of about a 10 mile radius of my land line. Even sometimes on the cell.
It was recommended to me that I add that 1 to any number I add to my cell. Haven’t done it all that often.
I’ve never understood why texting between two cellphones registered in the same area code sometimes requires the full # and sometimes not.
If there were less Robo and telemarketer calls using so many phone numbers they might not have to add more area codes.
I appreciate the information in this post. But I had to laugh. First, many young people have never even seen a pay phone. And second, we don’t “dial” our phones anymore. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. haha
But I thought everyone was moving out of CA… Apparently not.
I know a lot of folks that moved out of California but keep their same cell phone number….
All those Obama phones need numbers.
Seriously, though, people used to share a phone number for an entire family. Now, everybody has at least one, and most people have several. It’s no wonder we’re running out.
Life gets harder everyday for the liberals.
Oh good, . . . . can save the picture to show Great Grandson when he’s older what cell phones replaced.
New Area code just more proof Bay Area has too many people.
Seeing this reminded me of a funny story a friend of mine told me:
Her grandson was at an arcade, playing games and saw one of these. He asked for more tokens so he could play it….he thought it was an arcade game. My friend said “no, that’s not a game, it’s a phone.” and he answered,”no, mom has her phone in her purse, I want to play this game!”
My how times have changed! 😉 😉
If only pay phones still existed so i wouldnt have to carry my cell phone and let the government track me everywhere i go. Imo it was kind of dumb getting rid of these because now you need to borrow someones cell phone in a emergency situation