(ADD)-THE-CODE is a public service
dot com for residents of the
Greater Toronto Area.
In order to
accomidate the rapid number of
telephone numbers being provisioned for the
416 and
905 area codes, two more
area codes have been
granted by the
CRTC.
Starting
January 8, 2001 users of
twisted pair in the area will be required to dial ten digits regardless of where they are calling from or to.
647 and
289 will be the new area codes
dividing 416 and 905 respectively and this change is bound to cause chaos among the
elderly and those of us who still use
Microsoft Fax.
The final date to master the habit of recalling a
ten digit telephone number is
April 7, 2001. More information is available from addthecode.com or your local telephone company.