Local Calling Guide
Site updates
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2003-12-26 | New search for Feature Group D carrier identification (dial-around) codes |
| 2003-12-25 | Strasburg CO becomes part of greater Denver local calling area effective 2004-01-07 |
| 2003-12-22 | Northfield MN becomes part of Twin Cities local calling area, effective 2004-07-15 |
| 2003-12-22 | Local calling between Rome and Menlo/Trion GA effective 2003-10-01 |
| 2003-12-22 | New local calling routes: Pineview GA to/from Abbeville, Pitts, and Rochelle effective 2003-09-27 |
| 2003-12-21 | Le Center MN becomes part of Twin Cities local calling area, effective 2004-02-10 |
| 2003-12-18 | Local calling information for BWTelcom, Great Plains Communications (Nebraska), Tri-County Telephone Association (Kansas) updated. Thanks Jeeper. |
| 2003-12-13 | Local calling areas updated for Kansas phone companies: S & T Telephone Co-op, Rainbow Telephone Co-op |
| 2003-12-13 | More Maine local calling area updates for Lincolnville Telephone and Tidewater Telecom exchanges |
| 2003-12-13 | Puerto Rico local calling expansion approved. Puerto Rico Telephone says it will implement the new local calling zones in four phases during 2004, but did not give specific dates. |
| 2003-12-10 | More Maine local calling area updates for Verizon, Fairpoint, Union River, Mid-Maine, Saco River, and Pine Tree exchanges |
| 2003-12-04 | New local calling routes in Minnesota, effective 2003-12-02: Cromwell to/from Carlton, Cloquet, and Duluth; Elrosa to/from Sauk Centre, Greenwald, and Melrose |
| 2003-12-02 | Michigan Public Service Commission approves Carr Telephone Company local calling area expansion (with a cap of 2000 minutes per month, and discounted toll above that cap), implementation date unknown. |
| 2003-11-30 | New local calling routes in Ohio: Ridgeville Corners to Archbold, Napoleon, and Wauseon approved 2003-11-06, implementation date unknown. Local calling from Archbold, Napoleon, and Wauseon to Ridgeville Corners has been in effect since 2002. |
| 2003-11-28 | New pages for seldom asked questions and telecom tariff links. These were part of the original site at http://www.hwcn.org/link/lca/. |
| 2003-11-28 | Added new features in local calling area search. When viewing the local calling area for a rate centre, you can now see which rate centres can call locally to that rate centre by selecting the [Reverse direction] link. The rate centre information now includes the ILEC (incumbent local exchange carrier) as well as any localities included within that rate centre. |
| 2003-11-28 | Local calling from Hollywood SC to Folly Beach, Isle of Palms, Mount Pleasant, Sullivans Island, and Summerville effective 2003-11-12 |
| 2003-11-18 | Local calling information for Millry Telephone (Alabama), Union Springs Telephone (Alabama), and Hamilton Telephone (Nebraska) updated. Thanks Jeeper. |
| 2003-11-14 | Maine Public Utilities Commission approves local calling to all contiguous exchanges not already included in each exchange's local calling area, effective 2003-12-15. In most cases, new local calling links will be at premium rates (i.e., a higher monthly flat rate, or 5 cents per minute for economy plan subscribers). Database updated with new calling areas for Verizon, TDS, Unitel, Community Service, and Oxford/Oxford West exchanges. |
| 2003-11-13 | Regular contributor Mark J. Cuccia confirms that two-way local calling exists between Portal ND and North Portal SK. SaskTel doesn't mention this anywhere in its phone books or tariffs, though. |
| 2003-11-09 | Sprint-Florida changes some Extended Calling Service routes (per-call charge) to Extended Area Service effective 2003-10-24: Avon Park/Sebring, Cape Coral/Punta Gorda, Fort Myers/Punta Gorda, Lake Placid/Sebring |
| 2003-11-09 | New local calling routes in Minnesota: Howard Lake, Henderson, Maple Lake, and Princeton to/from Twin Cities Metro (effective 2003-12-02); Altura to/from Winona, Rochester, St Charles (effective 2003-12-04) |
| 2003-11-09 | Montana PSC approved local calling between Musselshell and Billings-area exchanges, effective 2003-12-10 |
| 2003-11-05 | Local calling updates in Virginia: Blacksburg/Pulaski and Christiansburg/Pulaski effective 2003-11-01 |
| 2003-10-25 | Local calling between Lake, Mammoth, and Old Faithful WY and Bozeman MT regional calling area effective 2003-11-20. Previously, Lake and Old Faithful did not have local calling to any other exchange. Mammoth WY had two-way local calling with Gardiner MT, while other Bozeman MT-area exchanges had one-way local calling to Lake, Mammoth, and Old Faithful. |
| 2003-10-22 | Confirmed that Telida AK (907-843) has closed down; deleted from database |
| 2003-10-09 | Concord, Greers Ferry, and Heber Springs AR will become local to one another effective 2003-11-01 |
| 2003-09-28 | Local calling between Chadbourn/Fair Bluff and Tabor City NC effective 2003-10-07 |
| 2003-09-27 | Local calling areas for Frontier exchanges in New York updated |
| 2003-09-26 | Local calling between Creston and Columbus NE approved effective 2003-12-17 |
| 2003-09-21 | Local calling between Lonsdale and Minneapolis-St Paul Metro exchanges effective 2003-10-01 |
| 2003-09-06 | Local calling from Rock Creek ID to Spokane WA effective 2003-08-29 |
| 2003-09-06 | Bennett CO becomes part of greater Denver local calling area effective 2003-09-17 |
| 2003-09-03 | Local calling between Clearwater and Wichita KS effective 2003-12-01 |
| 2003-08-14 | Local calling between Big Prater, Davenport, Honaker, Lebanon, and Jewell Ridge VA effective 2003-09-01 |
| 2003-08-10 | Local calling updates in Texas: Benjamin/Rochester (effective 2003-04-11), Etoile/Nacogdoches (effective 2003-07-16), Knippa/Sabinal/Uvalde (effective 2003-06-11) |
| 2003-08-09 | Local calling from Hooversville to Somerset PA effective 2003-07-16 |
| 2003-08-05 | Local calling between Graford and Graham/Jacksboro TX effective today |
| 2003-07-25 | Local calling between Carlton and Alexander, Dublin, Hamilton, Hico, Stephenville TX effective 2003-07-22 |
| 2003-07-18 | Local calling between Glendo/Wheatland and Chugwater WY effective 2003-08-06 |
| 2003-07-18 | Local calling between Dayton and New Burlington OH effective 2003-06-23 |
| 2003-07-18 | Local calling from Pomeroy OH to New Haven WV effective no later than 2003-09-08 (New Haven to Pomeroy has been local since 1997) |
| 2003-07-09 | Rate centre consolidation in Nevada: Las Vegas includes Boulder and Henderson effective 2003-06-27 |
| 2003-06-19 | Local calling between Granada and Fairmont/East Chain MN effective 2003-06-15 |
| 2003-06-14 | Local calling between Eureka and Prescott WA effective 2003-06-01 |
| 2003-06-06 | Local calling updates in Minnesota: Ericsburg/Kabetogama and Kabetogama/Ranier effective 2003-05-29; Argyle/Warren effective 2003-06-03 |
| 2003-06-01 | Local calling updates in Virginia effective 2003-05-01: Allwood/Raphine, Arcola/Middleburg, Barnesville/Clover, Big Island/Buchanan, Bowling Green/Chancellor, Bowling Green/Fredericksburg, Bowling Green/Spotsylvania, Boykins/Capron, Boykins/Emporia, Bridgewater/Staunton, Brokenburg/Ladysmith, Calverton/Haymarket, Calverton/Nokesville, Calverton/Triangle, Capron/Franklin, Chancellor/Colonial Beach, Chancellor/Port Royal, Chancellor/Stafford, Charles City/Claremont, Charles City/Surry, Charlotte Court House/Clover, Charlotte Court House/Pamplin, Clover/Drakes Branch, Colonial Beach/Fredericksburg, Colonial Beach/King George, Courtland/Stony Creek, Courtland/Waverly, Fife/Louisa, Fife/Mineral, Gloucester/Toano, Gloucester/Williamsburg, Goochland/Mineral, Hartwood/Triangle, Haymarket/Middleburg, Haymarket/The Plains, Haymarket/Warrenton, Haysi/Maxie, Kilmarnock/Reedville, King George/Port Royal, King George/Stafford, King George/Tappahannock, King and Queen/Toano, King and Queen/Williamsburg, Ladysmith/Mineral, Lovingston/Raphine, Narrows/Rocky Gap, Piney River/Raphine, Staunton/Weyers Cave, Surry/Waverly |
| 2003-06-01 | Local calling between Martins Mill and Tyler TX effective 2003-05-16 |
| 2003-05-18 | Local calling between Athens and Madison ME (premium calling area) approved by Maine PUC 2003-01-22; implementation date unknown |
| 2003-05-18 | Rate centre consolidation in Washington: Clallam Bay, Clearwater, and Neah Bay are now part of the Forks rate centre |
| 2003-05-15 | Local calling between exchanges in the Uintah Basin area of Utah served by UBTA Telecommunications and UBET Telcom approved 2003-05-13; implementation date not known |
| 2003-05-07 | New local calling links in Colorado effective 2003-04-30: Carbondale to/from New Castle, Parachute, Rifle, and Silt; Parachute to/from Glenwood Springs, New Castle, and Silt |
| 2003-05-05 | Expanded local calling from Westphalia MI to De Witt, Fowler-Pewamo, Grand Ledge, and Portland MI (2000 min/month; implementation date unknown) |
| 2003-05-01 | Clarified local calling areas for DeKalb Telephone Company (TN) |
| 2003-04-30 | Local calling between Clearwater and Clallam Bay/Neah Bay WA effective 2003-04-14 |
| 2003-04-05 | Local calling between Marlinton and White Sulphur Springs WV effective 2003-04-01 |
| 2003-04-05 | Cumberland Gap and Lee VA exchanges consolidated; local calling between Cumberland Gap and Pennington Gap VA effective 2003-03-01 |
| 2003-04-05 | Rate centre consolidations in Arizona: Chinle includes Many Farms; Kingman includes East Kingman/Golden Valley; Show Low includes Pinedale; Whiteriver includes Hawley Lake/McNary |
| 2003-04-05 | Rate centre consolidations in Washington: Curtis includes Pe Ell; Elma includes McCleary; Kingston includes Hansville; Lake Quinault includes Humptulips; Long Beach includes Chinook/Ocean Park; Morton includes Glenoma/Mineral/Packwood/Randle; South Bend includes Raymond |
| 2003-04-05 | Local calling between Taylors Falls and Minneapolis-St Paul Metro exchanges in Minnesota effective 2003-04-08 |
| 2003-03-25 | Various local calling updates in Louisiana effective 2003-04-10 |
| 2003-03-25 | Local calling between Lewiston and Winona/Rochester/St Charles MN effective 2003-04-21 |
| 2003-03-25 | Local calling updates for Low Country/Ridgeland SC effective 2003-03-01 |
| 2003-03-11 | Rate centre consolidation in Washington: San Juan includes Blakely Island, Eastsound, Friday Harbor, and Lopez |
| 2003-03-07 | Local calling areas for Shenandoah Telephone (VA, USA) exchanges added |
| 2003-03-07 | Many updates in Missouri; tariffs courtesy of Missouri PSC |
| 2003-03-07 | New local calling links in Ontario: between Armstrong/Gull Lake and Nipigon, and from Pickle Lake to Dryden, effective 2002-12-10 (CRTC Decision 2002-34). Bell serves all of these exchanges except for Dryden; I don't know whether Dryden Telephones has also implemented local calling from Dryden to Pickle Lake. These changes are the result of a Bell service improvement plan for high-cost serving areas. |
| 2003-02-19 | Local calling between Baie Verte and Wild Cove NL effective 2003-03-06 (telecom order CRTC 2003-80) |
| 2003-02-17 | Minor corrections in California and Kansas |
| 2003-01-10 | Local calling changes in Sprint exchanges in North Carolina effective today |
| 2003-01-07 | Local calling between Mankato and Nicollet MN effective today |
| 2003-01-01 | Maine orders telephone companies to provide local calling to all contiguous exchanges not already included in each exchange's local calling area. Implementation dates are unknown. |
| 2003-01-01 | Ace Telephone Company (Michigan) expands local calling areas effective today |
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