NORTH CAROLINA AREA CODE CHANGE INFORMATION

Davidson County, NC, will be moved from area code 704 to 910 (an existing
neighboring area code) on August 1, 1996.  The change involves the cities 
of Lexington, Churchland, Reeds, Southmont, Welcome, and Denton.  

At the same time, five of these central office codes will change to
avoid duplication in area code 910.  These are marked with asterisks:

Churchland     752 762* 
Denton         869* 
Lexington      224 237 239 242 243 246* 249 250 352* 744 746 858* 956 
Reeds X-Roads  787 797 
Southmont      798 
Welcome        731 
 
* The following five central office codes will change when they move:

	   Old NPA    Old NXX     New NPA    New NXX
	   -------    -------     -------    -------
	     704        246         910        248
	     704        352         910        357
	     704        762         910        752**
	     704        858         910        853
	     704        869         910        859


** Customers in 704 762 have been changed to 704 752 already and will 
be converted from 704 752 to 910 752 on August 1, 1996

Another group of customers that were assigned in 704 744 have already 
been converted to 704 746 and will be converted to 910 746 on 
August 1, 1996.

Sources: John Cropper, J. Bello, Stan Schwartz.
Accuracy of sources not guaranteed.