Area Code 205
The concept of Area Code has revolutionized the telecommunication sector. Since 1947, when this concept, designed by AT&T and Bell Laboratories, came into existence, there had been no looking back. Originally there were 18 area codes assigned to the major cities of United States of America. But as the time passed by, population increased. Along with that, the demand for telephone connections grew too. As a result, more area codes were created. That was done with introduction of splits and overlay plans.
Another important factor that resulted into creation of more area codes was the introduction of cellular phone services and high-speed dial-up Internet connection. With that, demand for more connections was felt. To comply with these requirements, overlay plans and area codes splits have been proposed and implemented on frequent intervals through out the country.
The first three digits or the NPA code of any phone number is the area code. Remaining seven forms the number which would guide you to your desired location with the help PSTN or Public Switched Telephone Network. This network finally connects you with the telephone of the person whom you had wanted to talk too. This is the entire procedure in a nutshell that takes place in between you dial the number and listen 'Hello' from the other side.
Area code 205 has been assigned by North American telephone authorities to the western and central areas of Alabama which included cities like Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. Before 1995, this one area code covered whole Alabama. But this year saw a split to give birth to a new area code 334. To cater yet more clients, it was again split to create another area code 256. Talks about giving numbering relief to 205 with 659 are still on but there has been no date specified for the implement of the same.
Area code 205 covers 8 counties of Alabama- Birmingham, Clanton, Jasper, Hoover, Oneonta, North Port, Pell City and Tuscaloosa. Though not a very huge area, yet the telecommunication service providers of this region provide competent services to their clients. Some of the leading telephone companies based here are Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon, Deltacom, Bellsouth Telcomm Inc, New Cingular Wireless, Sprint Spectrum and many more. All these companies have their respective helpline numbers where you can reach their customer care personnel with your issues. Almost in every company, this service is provided at 24 X 7 basis.
Services provided by these telecommunication companies in Alabama region are Internet connection, email services, landline services, cable connection, digital services, answering service and VOIP. Voice over Internet Protocol, commonly known VoIP is a cheaper alternative of telecommunication service. The telephone companies flourishing in this area code are of national as well as international level. Naturally, they provide service of highest quality. They have different packages of plans to cater every pocket. You can opt one from them according to your requirement. To sum up, you can say that quality of service would never be an issue under the area code 205.