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From:   Gavin Scott
Sent:   Friday, September 06, 1996 5:01 PM
To:     Multiple recipients of list HP3000-L
Subject:        Pager Scam (fwd)
 
John passes on:
> Pages from the 809 area code come from "information service provider"
> (900) numbers in off shore locations beyond the jurisdiction of the >
Federal Communications Commission and local Public Utilities >
Commissions.
 
My database says area code 809 is: 809: Islands in the Caribbean,
including the Dominican Republic, the Cayman Islands, and Jamaica.
 
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Gavin,
 
Basically, these numbers cover both US Possessions as well as
non-US countries.  This means that if someone sets up in the
Bahamas, or Bermuda, or the British VI, all of which do not fall
under FCC jurisdiction, they are considered "offshore"
 
The area code is a convienience.  Example - a local number in
Bermuda is five digits (two digit exchange, three digit number) -
such as 35-910.  The two digits before the "35" indicate Bermuda
and basically is a country code, so if dialing (and this is off my head,
I don't have the "actual" code) 809-223-5910, which looks like a
regular phone number, it is in actuality, area code 809, 22 (for
Bermuda, although this is not the actual number, again, I forget
the real number), and then 35-910, which is the local number.
Bermuda is not a US Possession and does not fall under FCC
jurisdiction or US Laws.
 
Hope this clears it up a bit.
 
Joe