![]() ![]() Other three-digit codes, such as 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711, and 811, can also be dialed with just three digits where they are available.īeginning February 23, 2021, consumers requesting new or additional telephone numbers may be assigned telephone numbers with either the new 840 area code or the original 909 area code, depending on available telephone number inventory. Reprogram Automatic Dialers: Automatic dialing equipment must be reprogrammed to use the new dialing procedure including: life safety systems and medical monitoring devices, fax machines, Internet dial-up numbers, alarm and security systems or gates, speed dialers, call forwarding settings, voicemail services, and other similar services or equipment.ĭialing 9-1-1 Unaffected: Consumers can still dial three digits to reach 9-1-1. Calls that are in a consumer’s local calling area remain local calls. ![]() ![]() Phone Numbers and Pricing Unchanged: The new dialing procedure will not change existing 909 phone numbers or the cost of the call. To prepare for the area code overlay, the CPUC offers the following information and tips to residents and businesses:ĭeadline: Beginning January 23, 2021, direct dialed calls from 909 phone numbers will not go through unless dialed as 1 + area code + telephone number (wireless customers may dial just the area code + telephone number). The overlay does not require customers to change their existing area code and telephone number but does require customers with the 909 or 840 area codes to dial “1” plus the three-digit area code plus the seven-digit telephone number for all calls to and from telephone numbers with the 909 and 840 area codes, including local calls. The dialing change paves the way for an area code overlay that will add the new 840 area code to the geographic area currently served by the 909 area code. On and after that date, if callers do not use the new dialing procedure, the call will not be completed, and a recording will instruct the caller to hang up and dial again using the area code. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) reminds consumers that beginning on January 23, 2021, residents and businesses with the 909 area code must dial 1 + area code + telephone number for all calls. ![]()
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