On Apr 8, 2004, at 12:00 PM, Steven Sokol wrote:
Is there an easy way to get information about local calling areas out of telcos? I'm trying to get a list of area codes and prefixes in my local calling area out of Verizon, and it looks like they've stopped providing the information online. Is there an easy source that I'm missing, or do I need to call them and have them mail me a copy every few months?
No. I actually filed a complaint with my ILEC, my PUC and with the FCC, all
to no avail. The response was universally "You can purchase that
information from a number of 3rd party sources." Which generally meant
TelCordia (evil Belcore) who charges insane amounts for the information.
<rant>If you find a source for this, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. Personally I think
it should be criminal for them NOT to provide anybody who asks with a list
of what is and is not local. You should be able to ask, in an automated
way, before each call.</rant>
Well, I sort of have a source now. Which is to say, I have a script that'll screen-scape a CLEC's website for information for a specified number, and then spit out the matching area code/exchange pairs in a form suitable for inclusion into a dial plan. Odds are, the CLEC will cut things off eventually, but it works today and seems correct for my home phone number, even though I'm not remotely a customer of theirs.
You can grab a copy at http://svn.scottstuff.net/project/asterisk-lca-map/. It's written in Ruby, so you'll need to install a ruby interpreter, but there's almost certainly one pre-built for whichever Linux distribution you're running.
Scott
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