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658
Area Code Record
Overlay area code introduced in 2019 to relieve central office code exhaustion in Jamaica, sharing the same geographic area as 876.
Overlay area code introduced in 2019 to relieve central office code exhaustion in Jamaica, sharing the same geographic area as 876.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 2016
§ 04.05Event Summary
permissive dialing · 2activated · 1mandatory dialing · 1relief planned · 1service expansion · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 10 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
2016-09-15
relief planned
Overlay of NPA 658 approved for Jamaica
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2017-08-25
NPA 658 overlay on 876 announced
NPA 658 to Overlay NPA 876 (Jamaica).
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2018-05-31
permissive dialing
Permissive 10-digit dialing began for NPAs 876 and 658
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2018-11-19
NPA 658 overlay on 876 announced
NPA 658 to Overlay NPA 876 (Jamaica) – Permissive Dialing Date Change
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2019-03-30
mandatory dialing
Mandatory 10-digit dialing implemented for NPAs 876 and 658
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2019-03-30
NPA 658 overlays 876 in Jamaica
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2019-04-30
NPA 658 overlay activated for Jamaica
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2019-05-31
permissive dialing
Permissive ten-digit dialing begins in Jamaica
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2023-05-01
service expansion
First numbers assigned in NPA 658
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2023-05-01
activated
First numbers assigned in area code 658
The first telephone numbers in area code 658 were assigned in Jamaica in May 2023, marking the beginning of active use for the overlay code.
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