CCC PPPPP U U CCC N N EEEEE W W W SSS C C P p U U C C NN N E W W W S S C P P U U C N N N E W W W S C PPPPP U U C N N N EEE W W W W SSS C P U U C N N N E WW WW S C C P U U C C N NN E W W S S CCC P UUUU CCC N N EEEEE W W SSS CONTACT: Kyle DeVine March 18, 1997 CPUC - 014 213-897-4225 (C.96-03-039) CPUC CHANGES DIXON'S AREA CODE AND DELAYS 415 CODE SPLIT The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved a request by Pacific Bell to change the City of Dixon's area code from the newly assigned 530 code to the 707 code. The Commission also approved a one day delay of the 415/650 area code split from Friday, August 1, to Saturday, August 2 so that the change would not disrupt phone service during a work day if there are complications with phone companies' equipment. Currently Dixon is in the 916 area code. It was slated to be changed to the 530 code when 916 splits in November. Changing Dixon's code to 707, which will happen on October 4, permits the city to be in the same area code as the county Dixon is in - Solano County. The CPUC approved the change because Dixon has stronger ties with Solano County than communities which will be in the 530 code. The two prefixes in the Dixon exchange are not duplicated in the 707 area code which means consumers will not have to change their numbers when placed in that code. Also the Dixon exchange is very small so changing it to 707 will not shorten the life of that area code. The change of Dixon's code is one of three requests Pacific Bell has made regarding the 916/530 split. The other two - to move El Dorado Hills from 530 to 916, and to move Lincoln, Newcastle, and Pleasant Grove from 530 to 916 - will be decided by the Commission in the near future. -###-