In the beginning, there were telephones, but no telephone numbers. Calls were placed by operators, who connected people by name. Then came numbers, but the first phone numbers were short — “5” could ...

Connecticut consumers are being spared the confusion of new state telephone area codes — at least for now. State utility regulators — who had been weighing whether to carve Connecticut into four ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The greater Los Angeles area is getting a new telephone area code. According to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), area code 738 will be activated as an "overlay" ...

A new telephone area code, 835, is coming to Philadelphia's suburbs, as the region is running out of 610 and 484 numbers. The supply of 610 and 484 numbers -- which are currently available to ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A new area code is officially in effect for Upstate telephone numbers. The South Carolina Public Service Commission (PSC) announced that the Upstate will receive a ...

A new telephone area code is coming to parts of eastern Lancaster County, likely in 2023. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved the addition of the new 835 area code in areas in the ...

TALLAHASSEE — State utility regulators gave the go-ahead Tuesday for a new area code to keep up with growth in Central Florida. The Public Service Commission unanimously approved a proposal that will ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new area code is coming to North Carolina. The new code will be 472 and it will overlay the existing 910 area code and will serve the same geographic area but will not ...

Telephone customers in Stanislaus, San Joaquin and nearby counties are going to see some changes in the 209 area code starting in October. Jupiterimages www.jupiterimages.com Telephone customers in ...