{"id":48093,"date":"2013-07-10T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T14:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=48093"},"modified":"2013-07-09T09:48:29","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T13:48:29","slug":"residents-urged-to-contact-psc-for-feedback-on-possible-changes-to-315-area-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=48093","title":{"rendered":"Residents Urged to Contact PSC for Feedback on Possible Changes to 315 Area Code"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PSC Surveying Public for Proposals to go into effect 2015<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Griffo-alone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-35792\" alt=\"Griffo alone\" src=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Griffo-alone-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>(July 2013) State Senator Joseph A. Griffo (R, C, IP &#8211; Rome) is urging Central and Northern New York residents and businesses to contact the State Public Service Commission (PSC) with their opinion of the proposed plans to alter the existing 315 area code because of predictions that the region will exhaust the number of available phone numbers that can be assigned to new customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 315 area code has been a part of the region\u2019s telecommunications system for decades. Those three little numbers have become part of our identity and everyday lives, so when someone wants to change them, the consequences are real. That\u2019s why I have said from the beginning, that a thorough analysis was essential and that any changes should receive a complete public disclosure before implementation,\u201d said Griffo, a member of the Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications.<\/p>\n<p>The PSC is looking for public feedback on two competing plans. A\u00a0geographic split would divide residents in the 18-county, 315 area code with consumers in a determined region adopting a new area code and allowing the rest of the 315 area code to stay the same. Another plan, known as an\u00a0overlay, would have all\u00a0new\u00a0phone numbers in the 315 area code use a new area code.<\/p>\n<p>The PSC has made a brief written survey available for consumers to express their support, opposition or suggestions to the proposals. The survey is available on the Department of public Service website\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.askpsc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.AskPSC.com<\/a>. Griffo said that he will also make copies available from his office for those who do not have internet access and request a copy.<\/p>\n<p>Residents will have up until\u00a0July 31, 2013\u00a0to comment on the plans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PSC alerted the public that this change could take place. In 2007, when I first became involved with this issue, the PSC projected that available phone numbers would run out in 2010,\u201d Griffo added. \u201cI was convinced that a proposed overlay might be confusing since the same households might have phones with different area codes.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve met and spoken with PSC Chairman Garry A. Brown as part of his efforts to ensure that the PSC adopts the right solution to the area code issue. While they\u2019ve allowed more time to elapse before considering changes to the area code, this is the time for the public to speak up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PSC Surveying Public for Proposals to go into effect 2015 (July 2013) State Senator Joseph A. Griffo (R, C, IP &#8211; Rome) is urging Central and Northern New York residents and businesses to contact the State Public Service Commission (PSC) with their opinion of the proposed plans to alter the existing 315 area code because [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48093\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}