No more reminders to dial them all out west

VANCOUVER – The recorded reminders to dial all 10 digits when making local calls will end in British Columbia and Alberta between September 8 and 12, but they are doing their job, says the Telecommunications Alliance. The telecom company group said in a release that nearly all local calls are now being made using 10 digits “Last week, 96% of local phone calls placed in the affected areas were made using 10 digits. It’s possible the remaining four per cent of calls are being made on auto-dialers, computers, fax machines and speed dials that have not been re-programmed. Those calls...