Make room, 423: Thanks to high demand, there's a new area code in town as of Tuesday in the Scenic City: 729. This won't affect the current phone setup for Chattanoogans, but they will now have to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Tennessee Public Utility Commission approved a new 729 area code for the existing 423 region in eastern Tennessee. The change ...

East Tennessee has another new area code, and it's going to add three more digits to many people's local calls. Starting Aug. 5, people in upper and lower East Tennessee in the 423 area code region ...

There are many signs of an area's growth - more and taller apartment buildings, new schools and more traffic chief among them. But, every once in a while, more people also means a new area code to ...

With new telephone numbers in high demand, the Tennessee Public Utility Commission approved the addition of the new 729 area code to the existing 423 area code region, which covers two non-contiguous ...

A state panel has approved a plan mandating 10-digit dialing for residents living in the 423 area code to make local phone calls. The Tennessee Public Utility Commission earlier this week unanimously ...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – Population growth in East Tennessee has required the state to add an additional area code to the current 423 area code. “The North American Numbering Plan administrator ...

With new telephone numbers in high demand, the Tennessee Public Utility Commission approved the addition of the new 729 area code to the existing 423 area code region, which covers two non-contiguous ...

Some East Tennessee residents will soon have to get used to dialing the area code to make local calls. As a new 729 area code is added to the current 423 region, callers will have to dial 10 digits ...