Posted: 7/28/2016 1:17:28 PM EDT
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Ok, any ideas on remote area codes based on population?
87 doesnt coun. 
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_future_North_American_area_codes How's zero for a low number? |
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Quoted: Whoops, damn phone. Remote (area codes)....aka 209, 808, phone number stuff etc. Quoted: Quoted: I'm not sure I understand the question. Are you asking about (remote area) codes or remote (area codes)? Whoops, damn phone. Remote (area codes)....aka 209, 808, phone number stuff etc.  What specifically are you trying to accomplish? |
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http://i.imgur.com/hMSxqPI.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_future_North_American_area_codes How's zero for a low number? I saw that. I wish that would work, but no go. |
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I saw that. I wish that would work, but no go. Quoted:
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http://i.imgur.com/hMSxqPI.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_future_North_American_area_codes How's zero for a low number? I saw that. I wish that would work, but no go. Wait a minute. So you have some actual objective here? 
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Wait a minute. So you have some actual objective here?
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http://i.imgur.com/hMSxqPI.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_future_North_American_area_codes How's zero for a low number? I saw that. I wish that would work, but no go. Wait a minute. So you have some actual objective here?
Out with it. Yes. Low population based area code. |
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To faciltiate the millions of phone users, the United States of America is divided into regions known as Area Codes, corresponding to particular geographic telephone dialing areas. Based around major cities, some low population states such as Idaho and Montana have only one areas code, whereas other, such as California or New York, may have muliple area codes as they have a requirment for millions of local landline, cell phone, fax, and business phone numbers. 915,701,906,218,406,775,442 Question asked and answered |
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http://i.imgur.com/hMSxqPI.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_future_North_American_area_codes How's zero for a low number? I saw that. I wish that would work, but no go. Wait a minute. So you have some actual objective here?
Out with it. Yes. Low population based area code. Do you mean like WY 307 covers the whole state. |
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Yes. Low population based area code. I don't understand the reason. Area codes aren't geographically fixed in size. If the population is too low, they just expand the region that the area code covers. Area code 307 (for example) covers the entire state of Wyoming. At the other extreme, area code 562 in California covers a bit of the southeast of LA county, and a sliver of northern Orange county. It's geographically tiny, but it serves about the same number of people. |
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I don't understand the reason. Area codes aren't geographically fixed in size. If the population is too low, they just expand the region that the area code covers. Area code 307 (for example) covers the entire state of Wyoming. At the other extreme, area code 562 in California covers a bit of the southeast of LA county, and a sliver of northern Orange county. It's geographically tiny, but it serves about the same number of people. Quoted:
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Yes. Low population based area code. I don't understand the reason. Area codes aren't geographically fixed in size. If the population is too low, they just expand the region that the area code covers. Area code 307 (for example) covers the entire state of Wyoming. At the other extreme, area code 562 in California covers a bit of the southeast of LA county, and a sliver of northern Orange county. It's geographically tiny, but it serves about the same number of people. Like 907. Which is AK, I believe. Covers the state, but i cant imagine the pop is significant. I dont care the size (geographical wise), just head count. |
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Like 907. Which is AK, I believe. Covers the state, but i cant imagine the pop is significant. I dont care the size (geographical wise), just head count. Lowest I'm aware of is area code 307 in Wyoming. That's ~580,000 people. You're not going to find area codes with less people than that in the United States. It's wasteful to assign one area code to a small area that only serves a handful of people. That's why they don't do it. |
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I don't understand the reason. Area codes aren't geographically fixed in size. If the population is too low, they just expand the region that the area code covers. Area code 307 (for example) covers the entire state of Wyoming. At the other extreme, area code 562 in California covers a bit of the southeast of LA county, and a sliver of northern Orange county. It's geographically tiny, but it serves about the same number of people. Quoted:
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Yes. Low population based area code. I don't understand the reason. Area codes aren't geographically fixed in size. If the population is too low, they just expand the region that the area code covers. Area code 307 (for example) covers the entire state of Wyoming. At the other extreme, area code 562 in California covers a bit of the southeast of LA county, and a sliver of northern Orange county. It's geographically tiny, but it serves about the same number of people. Back in the day, area codes were assigned based on population. The highest populated areas received area codes that were easiest to put in to a rotary telephone. It started with 201 being the easiest, and therefore assigned to an area that was called the most. Based on the original number scheme, low population areas would most likely have area codes in the 900's. |
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Since the OP won't share his objective, all we have left is speculation. Here's my theory: OP has cash to invest, so he's trying to buy up all the numbers in a low-demand area code. He's then going to begin an advertising campaign to get people to move into the area, so he can sell the numbers back at a profit. |
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Since the OP won't share his objective, all we have left is speculation. Here's my theory: OP has cash to invest, so he's trying to buy up all the numbers in a low-demand area code. He's then going to begin an advertising campaign to get people to move into the area, so he can sell the numbers back at a profit. Diabolical. |
A committee based on State, County, City Boundaries, population, what kind of population, the number of exchanges and other factors that will be within that area code. It's a fairly subjective process because you can only guess as to what will occur in an area code in the future.
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I don't understand the reason. Area codes aren't geographically fixed in size. If the population is too low, they just expand the region that the area code covers. Area code 307 (for example) covers the entire state of Wyoming. At the other extreme, area code 562 in California covers a bit of the southeast of LA county, and a sliver of northern Orange county. It's geographically tiny, but it serves about the same number of people. Quoted:
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Yes. Low population based area code. I don't understand the reason. Area codes aren't geographically fixed in size. If the population is too low, they just expand the region that the area code covers. Area code 307 (for example) covers the entire state of Wyoming. At the other extreme, area code 562 in California covers a bit of the southeast of LA county, and a sliver of northern Orange county. It's geographically tiny, but it serves about the same number of people. Sorry, but I don't believe that any area codes have increased in coverage since they were originally assigned. But Lots of Area Codes have reduced in the area that they cover.
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Sorry, but I don't believe that any area codes have increased in coverage since they were originally assigned. But Lots of Area Codes have reduced in the area that they cover. Quoted:
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Yes. Low population based area code. I don't understand the reason. Area codes aren't geographically fixed in size. If the population is too low, they just expand the region that the area code covers. Area code 307 (for example) covers the entire state of Wyoming. At the other extreme, area code 562 in California covers a bit of the southeast of LA county, and a sliver of northern Orange county. It's geographically tiny, but it serves about the same number of people. Sorry, but I don't believe that any area codes have increased in coverage since they were originally assigned. But Lots of Area Codes have reduced in the area that they cover. Correct. I'm talking about when they're originally allocated. |
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Since the OP won't share his objective, all we have left is speculation. Here's my theory: OP has cash to invest, so he's trying to buy up all the numbers in a low-demand area code. He's then going to begin an advertising campaign to get people to move into the area, so he can sell the numbers back at a profit. I don't think that you can do that. 
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Quoted: I don't think that you can do that. Quoted: Quoted: Since the OP won't share his objective, all we have left is speculation. Here's my theory: OP has cash to invest, so he's trying to buy up all the numbers in a low-demand area code. He's then going to begin an advertising campaign to get people to move into the area, so he can sell the numbers back at a profit. I don't think that you can do that. |
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Everyone says that until somebody goes out and does it. I salute the OP's entrepreneurial spirit. Quoted:
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Since the OP won't share his objective, all we have left is speculation. Here's my theory: OP has cash to invest, so he's trying to buy up all the numbers in a low-demand area code. He's then going to begin an advertising campaign to get people to move into the area, so he can sell the numbers back at a profit. I don't think that you can do that. I would be willing to bet that he would have to break lots of FCC laws and get lots of fines if he tried to do that. 
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I would be willing to bet that he would have to break lots of FCC laws and get lots of fines if he tried to do that. Quoted:
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Since the OP won't share his objective, all we have left is speculation. Here's my theory: OP has cash to invest, so he's trying to buy up all the numbers in a low-demand area code. He's then going to begin an advertising campaign to get people to move into the area, so he can sell the numbers back at a profit. I don't think that you can do that. I would be willing to bet that he would have to break lots of FCC laws and get lots of fines if he tried to do that. Nah. It's completely legal. But logistically, it'd be a royal pain in the ass. And there far are easier ways to invest your money in a stupid idea before losing it all.
I just bought a block of 500 numbers from AT&T. That costs me about $50/mo, just to own the numbers. Note that I didn't say use them - I said own them. I'm paying for the right to use them as I see fit. Actually using them for anything costs more. The normal rate is somewhere around $175 for a block like that, but I already own a few thousand, so I can negotiate a discount. I suppose if I was trying to buy up more than a million, the price per number would drop.
Anyhoo, you really need to be telco-sized to buy up the amounts Holden_McRoyne is talking about. You're basically going to be a HUUUUUGE customer of the LEC that actually owns them. It's essentially impossible, unless you're in the business of providing phone service to people (and charging for it, unless you enjoy lighting money on fire). No one is going to just let you cut a check and buy millions of numbers without a good reason. And even if they did (and you exhausted the NPA)...the folks that administer the NANP will just create a new NPA and increase the supply. Now your unused numbers are worthless to you. And now you're paying a metric shit ton of money every month just to own unused numbers that nobody has a reason to buy from you. 
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