>> 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. > >I'd be surprised to find out that calling a number in this area code >could result in 900 number-like phone charges. Or course a phone call >to anywhere in this area code is not likely to be cheap. My research (I work for a large telecommunications billing company) shows =20= =20 the number to be located in (on?) St Johns. We have billed quite a =20 number of calls terminating at this number for a number of different =20 carriers and all seem to be reasonably rated, considering the =20 destination. David