Residents of these areas complained about no longer being associated with the better-known area code 404, prompting BellSouth to return these areas to 404 soon after the split. However, even before the creation of 706, 404 was close to exhaustion due to the proliferation of cell phones, fax machines, and pagers in the fast-growing Atlanta area.
Residents of these areas complained about being separated from the more well-known area code 404 after a split, prompting BellSouth to restore them to 404 shortly after. However, even before the creation of 706, 404 was nearing exhaustion due to the rise in cell phones, fax machines, and pagers in Atlanta.