New York is running out of 845 area code phone numbers. The state Public Service Commission is considering creating a new area code to solve that problem, and area residents will have three chances to ...

In the beginning, there were telephones, but no telephone numbers. Calls were placed by operators, who connected people by name. Then came numbers, but the first phone numbers were short — “5” could ...

BUTLER, WARREN COUNTIES — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Wednesday approved a plan to overlay a new area code over the existing 513 area code. The area code, which covers southwest Ohio, ...

Because telephone companies put their own marketing needs ahead of the public interest, customers in the 847 area code may have to start dialing 11 digits for every local call in November instead of ...

The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday approved the creation of two special area codes in California for ATMs, cash registers and multi-line fax machines -- a move expected to ease the ...

The 662 area code in North Mississippi will have an area code overlay by January 30, 2025.

FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE/KSEE) – Those who live in the 559 area code are soon to be getting an additional area code. The California Public Utilities Commission is providing more numbers for the 559 area ...

These days it can seem as though "spam likely" calls pop up on your phone almost every day. Not only is it incredibly annoying, but it can get in the way of work and life if you're somebody who takes ...