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arc that such an area code would include Minneapolis, Edina, Bloomington, <br />Richfield and Fort Snelling. Municipal boundaries would also be maintained. <br />This new area code may not be necessary if member conservation measures arc <br />successful. The cities involved in any additional area code split may change. <br />5. The most notable SRA exception to alignment along central city and its suburbs <br />was the inclu.sion of Burnsville with the St Paul suburbs. This anomaly was not <br />discu.ssed in the Order. It was explained to me following the decision, however, <br />that additional numbers were needed in the new area code because it is <br />imbalanced between the Minneapolis and St. Paul divisions; Dakota County is not <br />split by this decision; and, there is less disruption to the local phone company <br />service territory in following the western Burnsville and Lakeville boundaries. <br />This area code split is a significant decision because it acknowledges the needs of municipalities <br />as governing entities attempting to provide service without disruption and attempting to build a <br />sense of community. It is also significant because it may be the first decision of its type in the <br />U.S. to deviate from wire center boundaries and partition area codes to follow municipal <br />boundaries. The SRA was able to foster and develop this issue with the PUC through the <br />resources of the Department of Public Service. <br />If you have any further questions about the area code split, please contact me. <br />JMS:sms <br />Enclosures