If a 10-digit number of (212) 867-5309 was dialed, the 7-digit pattern would match and the first 7 digits of the call 212-8675 would be attempted. The easy fix to the previous challenge in major ...

Starting Oct. 7, all metro Detroit residents will be required to dial 10 digits to complete calls in preparation for the 679 ...

In many parts of the US, it has long been possible to make local calls with just the seven-digit phone number; the three-digit area code was implicit for calls between numbers using the same area code ...

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 ...

10-digit dialing requires callers to enter the area code for the phone number they’re dialing. skynesher Getty Images People making local calls to Lexington phone numbers will now have to dial the 859 ...

Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown. Compiled by ...