On Tue, 4/13/10, Ray posted the following to the Yahoo Group "Local Calling Guide":
The CNA's (Canadian Numbering Administrator) website has some earlier documents on area code relief planning for the additional 365 overlay to the already existing 905/289 overlay in southeastern Ontario outside of Toronto ON "itself", but in the Toronto Metro area and surrounding such. (NOTE that the extreme southeastern Ontario area of Ottawa ON/etc is 613, to be overlaid with 343 about this time next month, the second half of May 2010; And Toronto "itself" is 416 overlaid with 647, more on that later).
It was previously anticipated that 365 would overlay 905/289 during the
2015 time period, but apparently this has been pushed up earlier due to an earlier re-projected exhaust of 289.It was also previously thought that 367 would be an even further future overlay to 905/289/365 at some future date, BUT the Canadian telco industry has decided that 742 would be a better further future overlay to 905/289/365.
Some history...
- 905 split from 416 permissive in Fall 1993, mandatory in Spring 1994.
- 289 overlaid 905 in late-Spring-2001, with ten-digit local intra-905 dialing phased-in to become mandatory earlier during 2001.
- 647 overlaid 416 Toronto "itself" in early-Sprint-2001, with ten-digit local intra-416 dialing phased-in to become mandatory during the months preceding.
There were dates that the Canadian telco industry proposed for this
365 overlay to 905/289, but these are being re-adjusted with the moving up of this overlay by two years.The earlier proposed effective overlay date, when new (pre-assigned)
365-NXX (non-test) c.o.codes could begin to take effect _WAS_ intended for Saturday 24-October-2015. That date has now been changed to Monday 25-March-2013 with the CRTC order.The earlier proposed date when service providers could begin requesting (pre) assignment of new 365-NXX (non-test) c.o.codes from SAIC-CNA would have been Friday 24-April-2015. It is likely that this will now be moved to Monday 24-September-2012.
Ten-digit dialing has been mandatory within 905 (and 289) ever since
2001, so there is no need to "phase-in" mandatory ten-digit dialing with this 365 overlay to 905/289.There will obviously be (at least) three test number "pairs", each pair consisting of a (NOT "supposed" to) supervise/bill/charge -8378 (TEST) line-number AND an intended-to-supervise -2455 (BILL) line-number.
- ILEC Bell Canada (OCN 8051) will have 365-610-TEST/BILL.
- CLEC (MTS) Allstream (OCN 8304) will have 365-810-TEST/BILL.
- CLEC Rogers will have 365-510-TEST/BILL (?Call-Net 8377; ?Rogers-Cable 743B)
It is always possible that additional CLECs in the Toronto Metro area might request test/bill number pairs for the new 365 area code overlay.
Since the affected area is right outside of Toronto "itself", the CLECs who implement test-numbers will have their own facility-based c.o.switches in either Toronto "itself" or additional c.o.switches in the surrounding communities. Allstream is likely to have an NT-500 (aka DMS-500); Rogers is likely to have a Lucent-Alcatel 5ESS-2000. Bell Canada (ILEC) obviously has switches in all communities in the vicinity, mostly all DMS-100.
The verbage for the test-number announcement should be English "only", bi-lingual with French is not likely for the Toronto Metro area:
"You have successfully completed a call, to the 3-6-5 Area Code Test Number, at [CARRIER NAME] in Ontario Canada."
The test/bill numbers/c.o.codes effective date WAS to have been no later than Saturday 25-July-2015. This should be re-adjusted to no later than Monday 24-December-2012.
The test/bill numbers/c.o.codes discontinue date WAS to have been no earlier than Tuesday 24-November-2015. This should be re-adjusted to no earlier than Thursday 25-April-2013.
_ALL_ ratecenters in the 905/289/365 NPA region (some 94 total) have Bell Canada (8051) for the ILEC. There are _NO_ independent telcos in the 905/289 area code region. (There _USED_ to be a batch of "Contel" ratecenters, the local names being "Central Community Telephone" and "Dunnville Telephone", until Contel sold both to Bell in the late 1970s. All of "Bell" is the original "Bell", not anything partitioned into "Bell-Aliant" for management purposes -- this has happened in more rural parts of Ontario and Quebec though...
The 416/647 NPA has ONE and ONLY one ratecenter, Toronto ON "itself", which is obviously Bell for the ILEC. It is currently projected to need another overlay circa 2016. It is likely to have its OWN UNIQUE NEW overlay area code, 437, reserved for this further overlay. At this time, it does NOT seem likely that the Canadian telco industry will propose to the CRTC to allow 365 to expand to include the 416/647 Toronto ON ratecenter as well.
Some additional reserved (or POSSIBLY reserved) area codes for specific existing area codes in Canada:
- NL/709: 879 (not likely to take effect for a LONG time to come!)
- NS-and-PEI/902: 942
- NB/506: 428
- PQ/819/873: 871 (the 819/873 overlay is expected for 2013 as well)
- ON/613/343: 568 (the 613/343 overlay is next month, May 2010)
- ON/519/226: 548
- ON/807: 460 (not likely to take effect for a LONG time to come!)
- SK/306: 474
- AB/403/780/587: 825 (was noted as reserved when 587 was taking effect)
- BC/604/250/778: 236 (was noted as reserved when 778 expanded to overlay ALL of BC, 604 AND 250)
The Canadian telco industry has NOT recommended a specific code to overlay Yukon/NWT/Nunavut at some future date, since this date would probably be several hundred years into the future!
And while not in Canada, the code "guessed at" to overlay 907 Alaska, which might be in only a few years, could be 560. The Regulatory Commission of Alaska (ironically RCA, but not Sarnoff's Radio Corporation of America; and Sarnoff's RCA did own Alascom in the 1970s, sold to PTI in the 1980s, and then in 1994 was taken over by AT&T), NeuStar-NANPA, and the telcos operating in Alaska have begun some studies into relief for 907 which is likely to be needed in another few years!
Finally, note that while the CRTC hasn't yet approved the overlay or the dates, it is VERY LIKLEY that 431 will overlay 204 (all of) Manitoba (pending CRTC approval expected within a few months) during 2012. This is yet another overlay that was previously expected to be needed in 2015 but is now projected to be needed THREE years earlier!
Currently Proposed dates:
Saturday 04-February-2012 Begin the week-long phase-in of the reminder period for any 7-D dialed local intra-204 calls.
Saturday 21-April-2012 Begin the week-long phase-in of the MANDATORY ten-digit dialing announcement for any 7-D dialed intra-204 calls.
Saturday 05-May-2012 when (pre-assigned) 431-NXX c.o.codes can begin to take effect in the network and assignment of -xxxx line-numbers on these new 431-NXX codes. These codes can begin to be pre-assigned by SAIC-CNA to requesting service providers as early as Saturday 05-November-2011.
431-NXX Test-Numbers/C.O.Codes start date: Friday 03-February-2012431-NXX Test-Numbers/C.O.Codes discontinue date: Tuesday 05-June-2012
The ILEC, MTS, will have 431-610-TEST/BILL.
MTS' Allstream CLEC/competitive-IXC subsidiary (which MTS acquired about five years ago -- it had been the old Unitel/AT&T-Canada) also has a CLEC switch in Winnipeg, but will "both" MTS-ILEC 431-610 AND 431-810 for MTS' Allstream CLEC exist?
At this time, Rogers' CLEC (neither Call-Net formerly Sprint-Canada, nor Rogers Cable CLEC) has NO landline CLEC presence in 204/Manitoba.
However, Bell's CLEC side, Bell-West, is active in Winnipeg.
It will be interesting to see exactly who has test/bill-numbers for the
431 overlay to 204!And the Winnipeg MB 431 NPA Overlay Test (and Bill) Numbers are also quite likely to be English ONLY, and NOT bi-lingual with any French.
Mark J. Cuccia markjcuccia at yahoo dot com Lafayette LA, formerly of New Orleans LA pre-Katrina