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873
Canadian NPA Record
Overlay area code for the 819 region in central and western Quebec, Canada, introduced in 2012 to address number exhaustion.
Overlay area code for the 819 region in central and western Quebec, Canada, introduced in 2012 to address number exhaustion.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 2006
§ 04.05Event Summary
other · 2mandatory dialing · 1relief planned · 1reserved · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 10 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
2006-10-21
mandatory dialing
Mandatory ten-digit dialing introduced for 873
On October 21, 2006, mandatory ten-digit dialing was implemented for area code 873 in Quebec, in preparation for its future activation as an overlay for 819.
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2010-06-25
other
NPA 873 to Overlay NPA Code 819 (Western Québec, Canada)
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2011-07-20
relief planned
CRTC advances introduction of area code 873
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2011-08-12
other
NPA Code 873 to Overlay NPA Code 819 (Western Quebec, Canada)
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2012-09-15
Area code 873 overlay introduced for 819
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2012-10-20
Area code 873 becomes active as overlay
Area code 873 was activated on October 20, 2022, as an overlay to the existing 819 region in Quebec, addressing number exhaustion.
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2017-02-01
reserved
Area code 468 reserved for future overlay in Quebec
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2021-12-02
NPA 468 overlay on 819/873 announced
NPA 468 to Overlay NPA 819/873 (western Quebec)
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2022-10-20
Area code 468 overlay activated for 819/873
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2022-10-22
NPA 468 overlays 819 and 873 in Quebec
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