There aren’t enough numbers in the 740 area code to accommodate anticipated demand, so state utility regulators are preparing to introduce a new code by early 2015. Now, they’re asking people to weigh ...

If you have a phone number in the 740 area code, mandatory 10 digit dialing began over the weekend. The change is the next step in preparing for the overlay of the 220 area code. All phone calls ...

Time’s up for the people who live in the 740 area code. Starting on Saturday, they will have to dial 10 numbers for all local calls, and in about a month, numbers bearing the new 220 area code will ...

Starting Sept. 20, customers can practice placing calls with all 10 digits for local calls. Starting March 21, customers must use all digits to place local phone calls. The new area code, 220, will be ...

MARION – Beginning March 21, all local calls made within the Ohio 740 area code must be placed using the 10- or 11-digit telephone number (area code plus the seven-digit telephone number or 1 plus the ...