"Let’s be extra sensitive to connectivity to & for rural counties that already have connectivity challenges."

 

"Let’s be extra sensitive to connectivity to & for rural counties that already have connectivity challenges." said Larry Doss, owner of Ming Tree in an email out to me, KINS' Brian Papstein, other business owners including Kevin Jenkins and Chuck Petrusha and First District Supervisor Rex Bohn.

Forwarded to us was an email from Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce which was sent by the 707/369 Committee chairs from AT &T, Verizon and Allstream.

There is a group chairing a telephone provider industry implementation committee for the new 369 area code that will overlay the existing 707 area code. They want to make us and our members/communities aware of the new 369 area code that becomes effective on February 1, 2023. Mandatory 1+10-digit dialing is already required in the 707 area code, and will be required in the new 369 area code as well. 

 
Affected counties include all or portions of Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, and Trinity counties. It encompasses cities such as American Canyon, Arcata, Benicia, Calistoga, Clearlake, Cloverdale, Cotati, Crescent City, Dixon, Eureka, Fairfield, Ferndale, Fort Bragg, Healdsburg, Lakeport, Napa, Novato, Petaluma, Point Arena, Rio Dell, Rio Vista, Rohnert Park, Saint Helena, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma, Suisun City, Trinidad, Ukiah, Vacaville, Vallejo, Windsor, Willits, and Yountville.