Welcome to the self-proclaimed Rural Ottawa High-Speed Internet Blog. High-speed Internet access is virtually ubiquitous in the urban and suburban areas of Ottawa, but when I started this blog in 2005, only about 60% of the rural areas of Ottawa have coverage. However, even for rural citizens, high-speed Internet access is becoming as necessary as telephone service. Happily, high-speed coverage for rural Ottawa has increased significantly, and not only is coverage reportedly above 90%, many rural residents and businesses now have more than one choice of high-speed ISP.

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Tuesday, June 13, 2006

10-digit Dialing is Coming to 613 Area Code

We'll soon have to dial all ten digits even when making a local (i.e. non-long-distance) call within the 613 area code.

Starting June 17, 2006, you will hear a recorded message if you only dial 7-digits for a local call. Ten-digit dialing will be mandatory on October 21, 2006.

The significance of 10-digit dialing in rural Ottawa Internet access is that it will affect dial-up Internet users, who probably have 7-digit dial-up numbers programmed into their modem dialers. These dial-up access numbers will need to be updated on the users' PCs to include the 613 area code.

For more info, see Eastern Ontario 613.

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