The top 10 numbers were: 0 – Cortland Democrat Office, F.C .Parson 1 – Gillette Skirt Company Office 2 – Noah H. Gillette Residence (20 West Court Street) 3 – Wallace Wall Paper Company 4 – Forging Company, Cortland Office 5 – Wickwire Roller …show more content…
The need for telephone operators to connect us directly to the other person would disappear with direct dialing. Area codes were brought about in the 1950s, bringing us to the 10 digit phone numbers we are familiar with today. With the advent of cell phones has come greater number portability. You can live, miles or states away from an area code and still have that as your phone number if you choose not to change it. While today just dialing 1 will not get you anywhere it is fascinating to see how phone numbers have changed and