Area code 710
Encyclopedia
Area code 710 is a special area code, reserved to the federal government of the United States
created in 1983. As of December 2006 it has only one working number, 710-NCS
-GETS
(710-627-4387), which requires a special access code to use. See Government Emergency Telecommunications Service
for more information on this service.
for their TWX, or TeletypeWriter eXchange network. The area code was decommissioned for TWX usage in 1981 when Western Union
, which had acquired the TWX network in 1969 from AT&T and renamed it Telex II
, upgraded the network to "4-row" ASCII
operation (it previously used both "3-row" Baudot
and ASCII transmission).
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
created in 1983. As of December 2006 it has only one working number, 710-NCS
National Communications System
The National Communications System is an office within the United States Department of Homeland Security charged with enabling national security and emergency preparedness communications using the national telecommunications system.-Background and history:The genesis of the NCS began in 1962...
-GETS
Government Emergency Telecommunications Service
The Government Emergency Telecommunications Service is a White House-directed emergency phone service provided by a division of the Department of Homeland Security...
(710-627-4387), which requires a special access code to use. See Government Emergency Telecommunications Service
Government Emergency Telecommunications Service
The Government Emergency Telecommunications Service is a White House-directed emergency phone service provided by a division of the Department of Homeland Security...
for more information on this service.
Prior usage of 710
The 710 area code (along with area codes 510, 610, 810, and 910) was used prior to 1981 by AT&TAT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
for their TWX, or TeletypeWriter eXchange network. The area code was decommissioned for TWX usage in 1981 when Western Union
Western Union
The Western Union Company is a financial services and communications company based in the United States. Its North American headquarters is in Englewood, Colorado. Up until 2006, Western Union was the best-known U.S...
, which had acquired the TWX network in 1969 from AT&T and renamed it Telex II
Telex II
Telex II is the later name for the TWX teletypewriter network, which was originally founded & established by AT&T. It was later acquired from AT&T by Western Union, who renamed it Telex II....
, upgraded the network to "4-row" ASCII
ASCII
The American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a character-encoding scheme based on the ordering of the English alphabet. ASCII codes represent text in computers, communications equipment, and other devices that use text...
operation (it previously used both "3-row" Baudot
Baudot code
The Baudot code, invented by Émile Baudot, is a character set predating EBCDIC and ASCII. It was the predecessor to the International Telegraph Alphabet No 2 , the teleprinter code in use until the advent of ASCII. Each character in the alphabet is represented by a series of bits, sent over a...
and ASCII transmission).
External links
- North American Numbering Plan Administration
- Area code history. AreaCode-Info.com.