Area code 403 is a telephone area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the southern half of the province. For other uses, see Telephone (disambiguation). ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked...

Prior to 1997, the 403 area code encompassed the whole province of Alberta, the Yukon and the western half of the Northwest Territories, reaching more than one ninth of the circumference of the planet from the 49th Parallel to the North Pole. The territories were given their own separate area code, 867, in 1997. In 1999, the northern half of Alberta was split into the new area code 780. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... For other geographical names that include Northwest, see Northwest. ... Area code 867 is the area code for the three Canadian territories in the arctic far north. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This article is about the year. ... Area code 780 is a telephone area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the northern two-thirds of the province. ...

Communities served by the 403 area code include Calgary, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Red Deer and Banff. This article is about the Canadian city. ... Nickname: Location of Medicine Hat in Alberta Coordinates: , Country  Canada Province Alberta Region Southern Alberta Census division 1 Settled 1883 Incorporated October 31, 1898 (town) Incorporated May 9, 1906 (city) Government  - Mayor Garth Vallely  - Governing body Medicine Hat City Council  - MP Monte Solberg –(Cons - Medicine Hat)  - MLAs Rob Renner –(PC... Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... For other uses, see Red Deer. ... Location of Banff in Alberta Coordinates: , Country  Canada Province  Alberta Region Albertas Rockies Census division 15 Founded 1880 Government [1]  - Mayor John Stutz  - Governing body Banff Town Council  - Manager Robert Earl  - MP Myron Thompson  - MLA Janis Tarchuk Area  - Town 4. ...

The incumbent local exchange carrier in 403 is TELUS; prior to 1997, the larger 403 included EdTel (Edmonton Telephones, now part of Telus) and Northwestel as incumbent LECs. TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a Canadian telecommunications firm, the countrys second-largest telecommunications carrier after Bell Canada, with C$8. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

Calgary (403)-200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 225 226 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 301 303 305 312 313 319 333 338 351 355 366 369 370 371 374 375 383 384 385 386 387 389 390 397 398 399 400 401 410 440 441 444 450 451 454 455 456 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 470 471 472 473 475 476 477 478 479 481 483 503 508 509 510 512 513 514 515 516 517 519 520 521 523 530 531 532 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 547 554 560 561 567 568 569 570 571 585 589 590 592 604 605 606 607 608 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 629 630 640 645 648 650 651 660 661 662 663 667 668 669 670 671 680 681 685 686 689 690 691 692 693 695 697 698 699 701 703 705 708 710 714 716 717 718 720 723 724 726 730 731 735 736 744 750 769 770 771 774 775 777 781 796 799 801 802 803 804 806 807 808 809 813 815 816 818 819 826 827 828 829 830 831 835 836 837 850 852 860 861 862 863 869 870 873 874 875 880 888 889 890 891 899 920 921 922 923 927 931 943 944 955 968 969 971 973 974 975 978 984 987 988 990 993 997 998 999 This article is about the Canadian city. ...

Lethbridge (403)-308 315 317 320 327 328 329 330 331 332 353 359 360 380 381 382 388 393 394 524 593 634 635 694 795 892 894 Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ...

Medicine Hat (403)-458 488 502 504 525 526 527 528 529 548 580 581 594 712 866 878 928 952 977 979 Medicine Hat is a city of about 50,000 people located in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada on the Trans-Canada Highway Number 1 and on the South Saskatchewan River. ...

Red Deer (403)-302 304 307 309 314 318 340 341 342 343 346 347 348 349 350 352 356 357 358 373 391 392 396 505 506 550 588 596 597 598 713 754 755 872 877 896 Binomial name Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest species of deer in the world. ...

Banff (403)-431 497 760 762 763 764 996 Banff may refer to: Banff National Park Banff, Alberta Banff, Scotland Banff Television Festival This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Relief Planning

The projected exhaust date for Area Code 403 is March of 2009. For more information see the Canadian Numbering Administrator Website. Two area codes, 587 and 825, have been reserved^[1] and the first one, 587, will be introduced in September of 2008.^[2] The 403 area code, simultaneously with 780, will be overlaid with the new area code, which will cover the entire province. Ten-digit dialing (area code plus seven-digit subscriber number) will be made mandatory province-wide. An Exhaust Date refers in telecommunications to the date at which an area code will run out of numbers due to growth in the number of subscribers. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area code 587 is a future telephone area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the entire province. ... Area code 587 is a future telephone area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the entire province. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area code 780 is a telephone area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the northern two-thirds of the province. ... In the United States and Canada, 10-digit dialing is a popular term used to refer to the practice of including the area code of a phone number when dialing. ...

See also

• List of North American area codes
• CNA exchange list for area +1-403
• Telecom archives

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