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Detroit is running out of 313 phone numbers. Here's when the last number could be assigned and what you need to do.
Starting Oct. 7, all metro Detroit residents will be required to dial 10 digits to complete calls in preparation for the 679 overlay.
(WSIL) -- The North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) has announced that a new area code, 235, will be joining the current 573 area code in Missouri, ensuring that all residential and ...
WASHINGTON — QUESTION: If a new area code is put in place for a city, does that mean you have to change your current phone number or will lose it if it has the old area code? ANSWER: You do not need ...
From the Jersey shore to Central Jersey, phone calls just got a bit more complicated due to the introduction of a new area code and dialing procedures. A number of changes are coming to New Jersey’s ...
State officials announced the new area code in March, when they began a "permissive dialing period," in which 313 callers were urged to practice using 10-digit dialing for every call, though ...
The 860 area code is being phased out for new numbers moving forward in the region and a new 959 area code is being introduced in its place. This won't affect people who already have a phone with an ...
Between 929, 718, 646, and half a dozen more triple-digit arrangements, New York City is a thicket of area codes. They abut, interlock, and overlap to the general confusion of callers and caller ID ...
Have you received a phone call recently from someone with a 689 area code and wondered where it’s from? It’s coming from Central Florida, but the odds of that number popping up on your screen aren’t ...
The area code 202 is synonymous with D.C. — it’s been the District’s sole area code for more than 70 years. But come 2022, when new phone numbers are forecast to run out, there’ll be a new three-digit ...
A public survey is under way to determine a remedy to the projected dwindling supply of numbers in the 918 area code, state officials said Monday. "Opinions will be registered at least until the end ...