As we discussed in an earlier column, the upcoming holiday season provides a great opportunity for everyone to become familiar with the scrap metal recycling companies in your area.
So Nynex, hardly the most popular local telephone company in America, knew it was in for a scrap when it recently unveiled a plan to deprive some Manhattanites of their treasured 212 area code--arguably the only local telephone code that is recognised from Tokyo to Tomsk.