Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.misc From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: The Region Area Code Change Begins Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 06:18:51 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: The Region Area Code Change Begins Publication Date: Thursday November 12, 1992 BYLINE: Residents of the eastern San Gabriel Valley will have a new telephone area code to contend with starting Saturday. Diamond Bar, Pomona, Claremont, La Verne, San Dimas and Walnut, currently in the 714 area, will begin using 909. Much of western Riverside and San Bernardino counties will also make the switch. Telephone companies will give customers nine months to adjust, according to Pacific Bell. Until Aug. 13, callers may use either 714 or 909. Charges within and between the 909 and 714 area codes will remain the same because costs for calls are based on mileage, not area codes, Pac Bell said. The change is necessary, officials said, because telephone companies are running out of available phone numbers because of increasing population and the growth of fax, cellular and mobile telephone services in the 714 area. This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM