Dialing all 10 in Quebec; plus a new area code

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Ten-digit dialing will come to the 418 area code on in 13 months, the CRTC announced today. The transition to 10-digit dialing will be gradually implemented beginning on June 21, 2008, and become mandatory by September 12, 2008. Also, effective September 19, 2008, a new area code will be introduced in the region currently served by area code 418. Customers seeking new numbers in this area code could be given a number starting with area code 581. "These measures are being taken to prevent the exhaustion of telephone numbers in the area code 418 region. The Canadian Numbering...