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San Bernardino County, Calif., Keeps 909 Area Code.

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Date: Friday, November 14 2003

By Jonathan Shikes, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Nov. 14--San Bernardino County, the 909 is all yours.

The California Public Utilities Commission voted Thursday to split the 909 area code, allowing San Bernardino County residents to keep their familiar digits while assigning new numbers in most of western Riverside County.

Callers will not be able to use the 951 area code until July 17, but phone companies will begin to notify customers about the switch within 90 days.

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