Area codes are now meaningless because so many cities have several overlapping areas. In Atlanta we have 770 encircling 404 and 678 overlaps both. We have mandatory 10 digit dialing.
When all of this started about 7 years ago, I thought that going to an 8 digit phone number made a whole lot more sense. It maintained the integrety of the area code system. More importantly, it would increase the available numbers ten fold, rather than just doubling them with each new area code. I know this would have caused software and hardware problems, but not anymore than we have with the current system.
But then, no one ever listens to me anyway.
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