Ten-digit dialing for local telephone calls originating from the 715 area code will become mandatory as of July 17, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is reminding the area’s residents and ...

MILWAUKEE—Telecommunication companies in the 715 and 920 area codes have agreed to pool their unused numbers for use by other phone companies that need them, regulators said. The two area codes are ...

Starting Saturday, callers to Superior and anywhere else in Wisconsin's 715 area code will have to get used to dialing 10 digits to make a call -- even if they're dialing from the house next door. The ...

The days of dialing a seven-digit telephone number for local calls in western Wisconsin are numbered. As soon as mid-2010, Chippewa County residents will have to dial 10 numbers for all local calls, ...

The 715 area code serving western Wisconsin is running out of phone numbers. Rapid population growth and increased use of computers, cell phones and pagers are creating the need for a new area code ...

All of the telephone numbers in Chippewa County could be changing. That possibility has been raised by state regulators, who predict the 715 area code will run out of numbers within the next two years ...

EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - Visit Eau Claire is celebrating the Chippewa Valley this week with the launch of its inaugural 715 Week. It's the week of July 15, a date that coincides with the area's 715 area ...

MADISON -- The Wisconsin Public Service Commission will meet Thursday to discuss what to do with two telephone area codes that are running out of numbers. PSC spokesman Tim Le Monds says the 715 area ...

(WLUK) – The numbers you call will soon have another option, though it’s not entirely set when a new area for Northeast Wisconsin will see action. As the amount of available numbers in the 920 area ...