However the "dial 9" issue is still present. Esp. in an environment with "dial 1 for long distance" and a lot of long distance calling. I've always thought it

However the "dial 9" issue is still present. Esp. in an environment with "dial 1 for long distance" and a lot of long distance calling. I've always thought it would have been better to "dial 8" for an outside line. That way the first two numbers of a long distance call are not also the first two numbers of an emergency call (91).