Comments on: Why do I sometimes have to dial a 1? /2006/08/15/dial-1/ Tips and tricks to get technology to work for you, by Michael Boyd Clark Sat, 20 Feb 2016 14:14:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: iDude /2006/08/15/dial-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:49:26 +0000 http://www.planetmike.com/journal/2006/08/15/dial-1/#comment-1144 571 used to only be cellphones, but now quite a few businesses are routinely assigned 571 numbers. I know a that works at the TSA, their office numbers are 571-

The only reason I can think as to why you had to dial the “1” is… Verizon owns most of the PSTN around there… But a few years ago, like in Woodbridge for example (where I used to live), It was GTE, but was still a 703 #. Maybe numbers that used to be or are on another carrier sometimes require 1’s to get outside your home carrier. Especially since there are so many within an area code.

From what I remember about 540, I could call Stafford, Fauquier, and places closer to DC from my homeline without a one, but Southern VA, you needed a “1”, which would denote that it is “long distance” rather than a “local” call.

Once I started using my cellphone for 100% of my calls, I’ve NEVER dialed a “1” at all.

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