Area code 902

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Area code 902 is the telephone area code in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The 902 area code was established in 1947 for all three Maritime provinces, with Newfoundland added shortly after it joined Canada; New Brunswick, along with Newfoundland, moved to area code 506 in 1955. Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador) subsequently received its own area code, 709, in early 1962.

In October 2012, a relief area code was announced, 782, which will overlay the entire 902 area. The 782 area code is scheduled to be activated on November 30, 2014.

902 is a rare North American area code shared by two provinces and/or states. Other such area codes:

  • 250 is used in much of British Columbia, but also in Hyder, Alaska.
  • 541 covers most of Oregon, but also is used in part of California's Del Norte County.
  • 867 is shared by the three Canadian territories: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon.
  • 809 originally was shared by most Caribbean islands (exceptions are: Cuba, Haiti, the Netherlands Antilles, and the French West Indies) but now serves only the Dominican Republic. 809 since has been overlain with 829 and 849.

The incumbent local exchange carrier in 902 is Bell Aliant (now part of the Bell Aliant income trust), which was produced from a merger that included Island Telecom (formerly Island Tel) and Maritime Telephone and Telegraph (MT&T).

In 2005, the 902 telephone market was the most competitive telephone exchange in North America when EastLink became the first cable company to offer local telephone service over a fiber optic network in North America in 1999.[citation needed] The 902 area code is projected to be exhausted by 2015. As a result, a 782 area code will be introduced in 2014.[1]

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  1. ^ "Nova Scotia and PEI to get new area code". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 1, 2012. 
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island area codes: 902
North: Gulf of Saint Lawrence, 418/581, 709
West: 506 902, 782 East: Atlantic Ocean
South: Atlantic Ocean
New Brunswick area codes: 506
Newfoundland and Labrador area codes: 709
Quebec area codes: 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819
Canada
Caribbean
Oceania
United States

Coordinates: 45°25′26″N 63°07′44″W / 45.424°N 63.129°W / 45.424; -63.129

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