On Thursday federal regulators slammed the door on seven-digit dialing for local phone calls in the suburbs north and northwest of Chicago. For more than two months, people making a call in the 847 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Our province is switching to 10 digit dialing. This will require users to update their contacts to add the area code. Most employees have smartphones which use either ActiveSync or our BES to sync ...

Ever think you’d cherish your 860 area code? Well, just four years after it came along, it’s about to become a symbol of tradition. Starting as soon as next year, anyone getting a new telephone line ...

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 ...

Mandatory 10-digit dialing starts Feb. 7 in part of Indiana, meaning all callers in the region that have numbers beginning with 812 will need to start dialing the area code plus the normal seven-digit ...