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700
Area Code Record
Area code 700 is a non-geographic service access code in the North American Numbering Plan introduced in 1983 for carrier-specific number assignments to special services.
Area code 700 is a non-geographic service access code in the North American Numbering Plan introduced in 1983 for carrier-specific number assignments to special services. It is used by interexchange carriers for customized services and has found renewed use in voice over IP and software-defined voice networks.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 1983
§ 04.05Event Summary
service expansion · 4other · 2activated · 1introduced · 1service reduction · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 9 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
1983-01-01
activated
NPA 700 introduced as a service access code
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1983-01-01
introduced
Area code 700 introduced as a service access code
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1985-08-07
other
Number 700-555-4141 established to identify long-distance carriers
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1992-05-11
service expansion
AT&T EasyReach 700 service launched
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1993-01-01
other
700-555-4141 used for carrier identification and anti-slamming
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1993-05-12
service reduction
Decline of early 700-number offerings
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2012-09-13
service expansion
Area code 700 used in software-defined voice networks
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2019-11-01
service expansion
Walmart uses area code 700 for internal store support hotline
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2020-10-05
service expansion
Vonage offers weather information via 700-WEATHER
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