OTTAWA-GATINEAU - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today announced how it will handle the telephone number shortage that will affect the 450 area code in the greater Montreal region. Starting in October 2010, new telephone numbers assigned in the 450 region may be given area code 438.
In 2003, area code 438 was introduced to deal with the shortage of telephone numbers in the region served by area code 514. The CRTC has determined that area code 438 will be extended to the region covered by area code 450.
Last year, the Canadian Numbering Administrator informed the CRTC that area code 450, which is adjacent to the 514 region, is expected to run out of telephone numbers by February 2011.
The CRTC is an independent public authority that regulates and supervises broadcasting and telecommunications in Canada.
Reference documents: Telecom Decision CRTC 2009-255
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