We cussed our phone system all morning until we remembered this. If you're in the 601 area code, don't forget that you now have to dial 10 digits to reach anyone, even if they're down the street or across the hall. All the more reason to put numbers in your cell phone address book -- it'll be interesting to see if those extra three digits cause an uptick in fender benders this week.

10-Digit Dialing in Effect for 601

BTW, the story says that BellSouth customers will get a recorded message -- apparently not in all cases. We've been getting fast busy signals. Dialing 10 numbers clears it up, though.