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NOAO Changes Phone Numbers! (1Mar95)
(from Director's Office, NOAO Newsletter No. 41, 1 March 1995)

Effective 1 April 1995, both the NOAO Tucson Headquarters and Kitt Peak
direct-in-dial phone numbers, including Kitt Peak extensions, will change.
Additionally, the area code for both Arizona sites will change from 602 to
520. The implementation of these changes may cause some delays and
inconvenience to you, so please have patience.

For the NOAO Tucson Headquarters, the Main Switchboard number will be
changed to (520) 318-8000. All other extension numbers can be reached by
calling the new Direct In Dial (DID) prefix: 318-8xxx and adding the last
three numbers of the existing extension series 100 to 599. For example, the
Switchboard Fax number will be changed from (602) 325-9360 to (520)
318-8360.

For Kitt Peak, the Mountain Switchboard number will be changed to (520)
318-8600. All mountain extension numbers are also changing: Extensions
300 to 399 will become 600-699; and extensions 400-499 will become
700-799. The new DID prefix is the same as the Tucson Headquarters:
318-8xxx. So, for example, the Mountain Fax number will be changed from
(602) 322-3424 to (520) 318-8724. The 4-meter console room will change
from (602) 322-3320 to (520) 318-8620.

Now, if all this has thoroughly confused you, a summary of popular phone
numbers follows. If you have trouble reaching someone, please call the
NOAO Headquarters or Mountain Switchboard numbers during regular
business hours. U.S. West will be placing a recording on the original
numbers to alert you to the changes; however, the recording will not give out
specific extension numbers. When coming to Kitt Peak to observe, be sure to
give your family the new telescope phone numbers as it will otherwise be
difficult to reach you at night on Kitt Peak after-hours.

                              Old             New
                             (602)           (520)
NOAO Headquarters
Tucson Switchboard         327-5511          318-8000
Switchboard Fax            325-9360          318-8360

Kitt Peak
Mountain Switchboard       322-3300          318-8600
Mountain Fax               322-3424          318-8724
Dining Room                322-3386          318-8686
4-Meter Console            322-3320          318-8620
2.1-Meter Console          322-3330          318-8630
Coude Feed                 322-3333          318-8633
1.3-Meter Console          322-3334          318-8634
0.9-Meter Console          322-3337          318-8637
McMath-Pierce Tel.         322-3340          318-8640
McMath-Pierce FTS          322-3344          318-8644
Vacuum Telescope           322-3346          318-8646
WIYN Telescope             322-3460          318-8760

CWRU Burrell Schmidt       322-3339          318-8639
MDM Observatory            322-3360          318-8660
MIT Facility               322-3380          318-8680
NRAO 12-Meter              322-3370          318-8670
SARA Telescope             322-3463          318-8763
Steward Obs. 36"           322-3393          318-8693
Steward Obs. 90"           322-3390          318-8690

John Dunlop, Pat Patterson

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