Musings of MikeTheActuary

Just a helpful reminder for other folks living in Connecticut – if you haven’t already gotten in the habit of prepending a 203 or an 860 onto phone numbers when making local calls, the days of 7-digit dialing are numbered.

From the DPUC announcement:

Beginning November 14, 2009, you must use the new dialing procedure for [...]

Seen in the Bridgeport News:

The state Department of Public Utility Control is reminding telephone users in Connecticut that beginning Nov. 14, all local calls will require dialing an area code.

The switch to 10-digit local dialing is being implemented because of the need for at least one new area code, possibly more, in the state. [...]

Seen at WTIC:

Beginning next month,   callers can use either the local seven digit number for local calls,  or the seven-digit number plus the three digit area code,  to reach local numbers.  A "1"  will be needed in front of the ten-digit number only if the call is long distance.  Then,  starting in December,  the ten [...]