HARRISBURG (AP) — Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin later this year in 16 counties in south-central Pennsylvania that are getting a new area code to overlay the existing 717 area code. The ...

A new telephone area code is coming to parts of eastern Lancaster County, likely in 2023. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved the addition of the new 835 area code in areas in the ...

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The state Public Utility Commission is addressing a looming shortage of telephone numbers in central Pennsylvania by hearing from people who live in the 16-county region that ...

Want to keep your current phone number at all costs? Hate the thought of dialing 10 digits to make a local call? Here's your chance to tell the state Public Utility Commission your feelings in person.

(WHTM) — When dialing the phone or texting someone, you may notice three numbers that come before the actual phone number. Area codes have been around since the 1940s and are apart of the North ...

With phone numbers in the 717 area code projected to be used up in the third quarter of 2012, the state Public Utility Commission is seeking public input on a proposal to create an “overlay” of a new ...