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Area code 902 is the telephone area code in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, encompassing the whole of both provinces. Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P The 902 Area Code was originally established in 1947 for all three Maritime provinces, with Newfoundland and Labrador added shortly after it joined Canada; New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador were separated from 902 sometime in 1955. The Maritime provinces, called the Maritimes in local English (or the Canadian Maritimes by non-Canadians is a region of Eastern Canada Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Newfoundland and Labrador subsequently split from New Brunswick's 506 Area Code, into its own 709 Area Code, sometime during early 1962. Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation

902 remains the only North American area code shared by two provinces; no US area code has ever been shared by two states. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government (867 is shared by three territories. 809 was at one time shared by two US territories and several foreign territories. )

The incumbent local exchange carrier in 902 is Aliant (now part of the Bell Aliant income trust), which was produced from a merger that included Island Telecom (formerly Island Tel) and Maritime Telephone and Telegraph (MT&T). Bell Aliant Regional Communications is a communications company providing services primarily in rural areas throughout eastern Island Telecom was a telephone Service provider in Prince Edward Island. Maritime Telephone and Telegraph Company (MT&T later MTT was founded around 1910 in Halifax Nova Scotia and operated as such until 1998 when it merged with

In 2005 the 902 telephone market was the most competitive telephone exchange in North America when EastLink which also was the first cable company to offer local telephone service over a fiber optic network in North America in 1999. Bragg Communications Inc, carrying on business as EastLink, is a group of companies providing the incumbent Cable television services competitive Internet An optical fiber (or fibre) is a Glass or Plastic fiber that carries Light along its length Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island

(902), (403), (416), (703)

See also

Province of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island Area code: 902
North: 418
West: 506902East: 709
South: Atlantic Ocean
Province of New Brunswick Area code: 506
Province of Newfoundland and Labrador Area code: 709
Province of Quebec area codes: 418, 438, 450, 514, 581, 819


A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P Area code 506 is the telephone Area code in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, encompassing the whole province Area code 709 is the Telephone Area code in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, encompassing the whole Province. A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally Area code 506 is the telephone Area code in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, encompassing the whole province A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Area code 709 is the Telephone Area code in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, encompassing the whole Province. A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Area code 450 is a telephone Area code in the Canadian province of Quebec, encompassing the Off-island suburbs of Montreal (which Area code 819 is an Area code for western Quebec, Canada, including the Quebec portion of the capital region Ottawa - Gatineau, and
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