OFFICE OF ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPUTING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (ACT)
February 18, 1999
ALL AT UCSD (Including UCSD Medical Center)
SUBJECT: Campus Area Code Change from (619) to (858) on 6/12/99
This is to remind you that the 619 telephone area code will soon be split into three different area codes based on geographic locations.
The main impact to us from these changes is that the area code of all main campus and Thornton hospital phones will change from 619 to 858 on June 12, 1999. These changes will not affect the price of calls or the ability to use the 5-digit dialing between Campus and Medical Center locations.
Details of the changes were communicated to the campus community several months ago (see the June 29, 1998 notice below) and are also available at: http://www-act.ucsd.edu/telecom/area-codes.html (including answers to a variety of frequently asked questions).
I encourage you to review the information and prepare as necessary. For example, here are some actions that you may want to take:
- Change stationary, business cards, and advertising to reflect the new
area code. - Notify friends, relatives, business clients and customers of the new
area code. - Update fax machine group calling lists that have numbers affected by the change. - Reprogram speed dialers, auto dialers, alarms and PBX (private phone systems) to reflect the change (contact your equipment vendor for assistance). - Reprogram outdial lists on personal computers that have numbers affected by the change. - Check with your wireless phone and paging service providers as well as Internet Service Providers to see if reprogramming is required.
If you have any questions please contact the ACT Help Desk at x41853.
Thank you.
Elazar C. Harel Assistant Vice Chancellor
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UCSD CAMPUS NOTICE University of California, San Diego OFFICE OF ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPUTING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (ACT) June 29, 1998 ALL AT UCSD (Including UCSD Medical Center) SUBJECT: New telephone area codes The California Public Utilities Commission recently approved a three-way geographic split of the 619 telephone area code. The approved boundaries will divide the 619 region into three sections (northern, central and eastern) and will result in the creation of two new area codes. The details are as follows: - Central section (619) - This area will retain the 619 area code. Some of the communities in this area include the downtown portion of the city of San Diego and small portions of Lemon Grove and National City. The UCSD Medical Center is located in this portion. - Northern section (858) - This area will receive the new 858 area code. It will begin service on June 12, 1999. Some of the communities in this area include Rancho Santa Fe, Solana Beach, Del Mar, La Jolla, Poway and the northern portion of the city of San Diego. The UCSD main campus and the Thornton Hospital are located in this portion. - Eastern section (935) - This area will receive the new 935 area code. It will begin service on June 10, 2000. Some of communities in this area include Coronado, La Mesa, Chula Vista, Lakeside, El Cajon, Alpine, Pine Valley, Campo, Jacumba, Imperial Beach, Santee, the majority of both Lemon Grove and National City and the southern portion of the city of San Diego. The main impact to us from these changes is that the area code of all main campus and Thornton hospital phones will change from 619 to 858 in about a year. These changes will not affect the price of calls or the ability to use the 5-digit dialing between Campus and Medical Center locations. We are informing you of these changes well in advance to provide ample time for changes that you may need to make (e.g., printing business cards, stationery, brochures, etc.) If you have any questions please contact the ACT Help Desk at x41853. Thank you. Elazar C. Harel
Assistant Vice Chancellor