ALBANY, N.Y. >> The new 838 area code is taking effect for new phone service in eastern New York. The state Public Service Commission says as of Tuesday, customers seeking new service or an additional ...

The 518 era is dialing down as the new 838 code for the Capital Region is phased in this month. Starting March 18 and ending Aug. 19, customers can dial either seven or 10 digits (the area code plus ...

ALBANY, N.Y. >> State regulators say a new area code will be phased in starting this month throughout the 518 area code in eastern New York. The state Public Service Commission in 2016 approved the ...

PLATTSBURGH — Residential, business and wireless customers within the 518 area code are being advised to prepare for new phone dialing requirements coming this year. In September 2016, the New York ...

ALBANY, N.Y. >> Capital Region phone users will have to dial three extra digits beginning Saturday when making local calls. As part of the introduction of a second area code in eastern upstate New ...

"Welcome to the 518" might not mean much in a few years. Regulators in Albany are being asked by the telecom industry to approve a second area code that would supplement the current 518 area code used ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York regulators say the new telephone area code that will be added to eastern New York's 518 region will be 838. The Public Service Commission last week approved the "overlay" ...

The 518 area code long associated with the Capital Region and upper Hudson Valley may be changing in the next couple of years. A series of public hearings will be held over the next two weeks by the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The days of 7-digit dialing are coming to an end in eastern New York’s 518 area code region. The state Public Service Commission has approved an area code “overlay” in the ...