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[ichabod77]

why does verizon require dialing 1 + area code when dialing local number

[walt178]

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@ichabod77 wrote:

why does verizon require dialing 1 + area code when dialing local number

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Dialing 1 should not be required.  At least I have never had to do it.

Dialing the area code is becoming more common and it was a requirement on my previous carrier.  As area codes run out of numbers and new area codes are created,  I suspect phone companies find it easier to treat phone numbers as 10 digit numbers rather than 7 digit numbers with an area code.