<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'>Typically it happens in situations where an area code spans multiple cities across CO switches and they have run out of numbers.<br><br>In a situation where a city has an area code all to themselves and needs a new one for capacity, then I think it's a different situation. When talking to 911 specialists...they say this is a night mare.<br><br>Let's not even talk about when cities amalgamate and now the PSAP has to figure out which "1st and Main" they have to go to.....<br><br><br>---<br>Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.<br>Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1<br>(519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (JNHN)<br>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br>"Bad grammar makes me [sic]" - Tshirt<br><br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Bill Simon" <bills@psu.edu><br>To: "Lelio Fulgenzi" <lelio@uoguelph.ca><br>Cc: cisco-voip@puck.nether.net<br>Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 11:20:55 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern<br>Subject: OT Re: [cisco-voip] E-911 setup ERL information<br><br>> area codes into the 911 switch, it only has one default. So if you live <br>> in an area with overlapping area codes, chances are highly you'll never <br>> see the same exchange in both area codes. If you did, 911 wouldn't know <br>> how to direct the call!<br><br>What, then, would be the point of an area code overlay?<br></div></body></html>