04/22/23

NEW YORK STATEPUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

315 AREA CODE

CASE 07-C-CASE 07-C-14861486

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THE GOAL OF THIS PROCEEDING

Provide long term area code relief

Provide relief with the least possible disruption to people in Central and Northern New York

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THE ISSUE TO BE DECIDED

Which of the area code options will be best for the Northern and Central New York Region?

Overlay Plan Geographic Split

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Your Telephone Number

315 - NXX - 1234

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OVERLAY OPTION

A new area code would be superimposed over the entire region

All existing customers would keep their current 315 area code and seven digit telephone number

New telephone numbers would be assigned either a 315 area code or the new area code

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OVERLAY OPTION ADVANTAGES

Avoids any change in the current area code for existing customers

Can be easily repeated in the future as needed

Spares thousands of wireless customers from having their equipment reprogrammed

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OVERLAY OPTION DISADVANTAGES

1+10 Digit Dialing would be required for ALL calls

An area code must be used to complete ALL calls

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GEOGRAPHIC SPLIT OPTION The current 315 area code would be divided

into two zones One zone would retain the 315 area code,

the other zone would get the new area code All existing customers would retain their

current seven digit telephone number As part of its consideration of this option,

the PSC will decide which zone will retain the 315 area code

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GEOGRAPHIC SPLIT OPTION ADVANTAGES

Retains the familiar identification between a locale and its area code

People would continue to dial seven digits within their home area code

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GEOGRAPHIC SPLIT OPTION DISADVANTAGES

Approximately half of the currently-assigned telephone numbers belonging to the estimated 1.5 million population - including numerous businesses - in the 315 area code region would be required to adopt a new area code

Businesses in the region with the new area code would have to change advertising and other information which contains their telephone number

Thousands of wireless customers in the zone with the new area code would have to have their cellular phones and pagers reprogrammed to receive phone calls

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FEDERAL GUIDELINES TO BE MET

Area Codes can not be technology or service specific:

– Cell phones, pagers and modems cannot have a separate area code

– An area code cannot be designed solely for business or residential customers (or any customer class)

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A new area code will have no effect on your monthly telephone rates or your local call rates

All currently assigned seven-digit telephone numbers will stay the same under either of the options

An Administrative Law Judge has been assigned to receive all comments and present them to the Commission for their consideration

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Commission is expected to make a decision later this year

The Commission will direct the telephone companies who provide local service in the region to educate its customers about the change and the new dialing patterns

The North American Numbering Plan Administrator selects the new area code from the remaining supply

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NUMBER CONSERVATION MEASURES

Allocating telephone numbers to carriers in blocks of 1,000 through use of number pooling rather than the prior practice of 10,000

Continuing reclamation of unused 10,000 number codes and 1,000 number blocks

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WAYS TO COMMENT Toll-Free Opinion Line: 1-800-335-2120

Web Site: www.AskPSC.com

In Writing:» The Honorable Jaclyn Brilling » Secretary to the Commission» NYS Public Service Commission» 3 Empire State Plaza» Albany, New York 12223-1350

Public Statement Hearings

Comments should be received by May 23, 2008. Please include that your comments concern the 315 area code proceeding.