HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The state’s Public Utility Commission wants to hear from the public before it goes ahead with a plan that would result in a new area code for central Pennsylvania. PUC ...

A second area code — 820 — for those already in the 805 will mean a different way of calling for people on the Central Coast, with a 6-month practice period kicking off Dec. 1 (Verizon map) A second ...

CITYWIDE — A PROPOSED NEW OVERLAY AREA CODE for parts of New York City will be the topic of two virtual public statement hearings that the New York State Public Service Commission will hold on Tuesday ...

To ensure a continuing supply of telephone numbers, the California Public Utilities Commission has approved an all-services overlay for the 530 area code on Jan. 31. The 530 area code serves most of ...

An overlay plan is the best remedy for the pending shortage of phone numbers in the 918 area code, according to an administrative law judge. Such a plan would mean residents with telephone or ...

ALBANY >> Current 518 residents won’t have to fear a geographic split of the area code any longer. The State Public Service Commission announced today an area code overlay for the 518 area code, which ...

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The California Public Utilities Commission approved an area code overlay for the 805 region, and will be assigning the 820 area code to new numbers in the area starting in June 2018. (CPUC photo) ...

The Times really dialed a wrong number. Our previous efforts to defeat the overlay were not to protect our “vaunted” area code but to avoid dialing four extra digits each and every time we pick up a ...

Thursday night’s Central Delaware Advisory Group meeting began with some panic over the overlay designed to keep Central Delaware Riverfront development in line with the city’s vision for the ...